Saturday, September 5
College Station
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Texas A&M
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Texas A&M
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Texas A&M Sweeps WSU in Home Opener
Sep 05, 2015 | Volleyball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M opened the home portion of its schedule today with a convincing 25-12, 25-16, 25-12 victory over Wichita State at Reed Arena.
A&M (2-1) hit .470, the sixth highest hitting percentage in a match in program history, and held the Shockers (3-3) to .092. Aggie senior middle blocker Shelby Sullivan led all players with 14 kills while hitting at a .765 clip. Sophomore outside hitter Kiara McGee also posted double-digit kills with 10 as A&M led WSU 45-27 in total team kills. Sophomore setter Stephanie Aiple directed the Aggie offense, posting 38 assists in the victory.
Defensively, A&M sophomore libero Amy Nettles led all players with 10 digs, and Sullivan and junior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers had four blocks apiece to lead the Aggies to a 10-1 block advantage over the Shockers.
Katie Reilly, the daughter of A&M two-time All-American and Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame member Sherri (Brinkman) Reilly, led WSU with nine kills while hitting .471.
Aggie freshman opposite hitter Kaitlyn Blake drew the first start of her career and was part of a quartet of A&M players with three kills apiece in the opening frame. A&M never trailed in the opening set, hitting .500 while holding WSU to .000. The Aggies used an 8-2 run to close out the stanza, with junior outside hitter Emily Hardesty getting the setting-winning kill.
The Aggies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set and continued to pull away, outhitting the Shockers, .484 to .241. Sullivan put the Aggies at set point with her ninth kill of the set, and WSU committed an attack error on the ensuing play to end the set and put A&M up, 2-0, heading into the intermission.
A&M continued to dominate in the final frame despite Sullivan leaving the match with an injury after putting the Aggies up, 6-4. Hardesty had four kills and a solo block during a 10-3 rally that put the Aggies up, 16-8. A&M continued to pull away, and after WSU served long to put the Aggies at match point, Babers put down an errant WSU overpass for the clinching point.
WSU finishes the Texas A&M Invitational, 1-2. The Aggies return to the court today at 4:30 p.m. to take on Abilene Christian and close out the tournament Sunday with a 1 p.m. meeting against New Mexico State, which is 2-0 in the tournament after a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over WSU Friday evening.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook and on Twitter and Instagram by following @AggieVolleyball.
Texas A&M Invitational Schedule/Results:
Friday, Sept. 4
Wichita State def. Abilene Christian, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-21)
New Mexico State def. Wichita State, 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 30-28, 15-13)
Saturday, Sept. 5
New Mexico State def. Abilene Christian, 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-20)
12 p.m. Texas A&M def. Wichita State, 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-12)
4:30 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Abilene Christian
Sunday, Sept. 6
1 p.m. Texas A&M vs. New Mexico State
Tournament Standings:
New Mexico State 2-0
Texas A&M 1-0
Wichita State 1-2
Abilene Christian 0-2
A&M (2-1) hit .470, the sixth highest hitting percentage in a match in program history, and held the Shockers (3-3) to .092. Aggie senior middle blocker Shelby Sullivan led all players with 14 kills while hitting at a .765 clip. Sophomore outside hitter Kiara McGee also posted double-digit kills with 10 as A&M led WSU 45-27 in total team kills. Sophomore setter Stephanie Aiple directed the Aggie offense, posting 38 assists in the victory.
Defensively, A&M sophomore libero Amy Nettles led all players with 10 digs, and Sullivan and junior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers had four blocks apiece to lead the Aggies to a 10-1 block advantage over the Shockers.
Katie Reilly, the daughter of A&M two-time All-American and Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame member Sherri (Brinkman) Reilly, led WSU with nine kills while hitting .471.
Aggie freshman opposite hitter Kaitlyn Blake drew the first start of her career and was part of a quartet of A&M players with three kills apiece in the opening frame. A&M never trailed in the opening set, hitting .500 while holding WSU to .000. The Aggies used an 8-2 run to close out the stanza, with junior outside hitter Emily Hardesty getting the setting-winning kill.
The Aggies jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set and continued to pull away, outhitting the Shockers, .484 to .241. Sullivan put the Aggies at set point with her ninth kill of the set, and WSU committed an attack error on the ensuing play to end the set and put A&M up, 2-0, heading into the intermission.
A&M continued to dominate in the final frame despite Sullivan leaving the match with an injury after putting the Aggies up, 6-4. Hardesty had four kills and a solo block during a 10-3 rally that put the Aggies up, 16-8. A&M continued to pull away, and after WSU served long to put the Aggies at match point, Babers put down an errant WSU overpass for the clinching point.
WSU finishes the Texas A&M Invitational, 1-2. The Aggies return to the court today at 4:30 p.m. to take on Abilene Christian and close out the tournament Sunday with a 1 p.m. meeting against New Mexico State, which is 2-0 in the tournament after a thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over WSU Friday evening.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook and on Twitter and Instagram by following @AggieVolleyball.
Texas A&M Invitational Schedule/Results:
Friday, Sept. 4
Wichita State def. Abilene Christian, 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-21)
New Mexico State def. Wichita State, 3-2 (20-25, 23-25, 25-21, 30-28, 15-13)
Saturday, Sept. 5
New Mexico State def. Abilene Christian, 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-20)
12 p.m. Texas A&M def. Wichita State, 3-0 (25-12, 25-16, 25-12)
4:30 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Abilene Christian
Sunday, Sept. 6
1 p.m. Texas A&M vs. New Mexico State
Tournament Standings:
New Mexico State 2-0
Texas A&M 1-0
Wichita State 1-2
Abilene Christian 0-2
Team Stats
WSU
TAMU
Kills
27
45
Errors
19
6
Attempts
87
83
Hitting %
.092
.470
Points
31.0
60.0
Assists
26
41
Aces
3
5
Blocks
1.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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