Friday, October 12
College Station
6 p.m.
Texas A&M
11-7, 4-2SEC
3
vs
0
Auburn
8-9, 1-6SEC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 19 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
Texas A&M Sweeps Auburn
Oct 12, 2018 | Volleyball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M hit a season-high .424 to defeat Auburn, 25-19, 25-17, 25-21, tonight at Reed Arena.
The Aggies improve to 11-7, including 4-2 in Southeastern Conference matches, and return to the win column after dropping their last two matches. Auburn, which also entered the match riding a two-match losing skid, falls to 8-9 overall and 1-6 in SEC matches.
Texas A&M junior outside hitter Hollann Hans recorded double-figure kills for the fifth consecutive match and led all players with 16 kills while hitting .444. Five other A&M players had at least six kills as sophomore setter Camille Conner orchestrated a balanced attack, dishing out 34 assists while also pitching in seven kills. Freshman middle blocker London Austin-Roark had eight kills while hitting at a .615 clip, and she tied Hans with a team-high three blocks. Senior libero Amy Houser took match-high honors in digs with 14, marking the 10th consecutive match in which she has posted double-figure digs.
Gwyn Jones and Taylor Rowland led the Tigers with nine kills each, but Auburn was held to a .188 hitting percentage.
SET-BY-SET SUMMARIES
Set 1 – The score was tied for the ninth time, 13-13, before an Auburn service error and back-to-back kills by junior outside hitter Brookah Palmer and Austin-Roark marked the start of a 4-0 run by the Aggies. Auburn got within three points three times, the last coming at 20-17, but was unable to overcome the deficit as the Aggies outhit Auburn, .480 to .280 in the frame.
A&M was ahead, 22-18, when Hans put down two of her five kills in the set to put the Aggies at set point. A&M then had a service error before Conner closed out the set with a kill.
K E TA Pct
Auburn 12 5 25 .280
Texas A&M 15 3 25 .480
Set 2 – The Aggies jumped out to a 4-0 lead to begin the set and kept a lead for the entire stanza. Auburn stayed within 15-12 before A&M scored four unanswered points, including a kill by Austin-Roark that was ruled in bounds after the Aggies won a challenge.
With A&M leading, 19-12, the teams began exchanging points until sophomore middle blocker Makena Patterson dropped in two of her six kills in the stanza to put the Aggies at set point, 24-17. Auburn, which was outhit, .471 to .139, stayed alive with a stuff block before Hans blasted the set-winning kill.
K E TA Pct
Auburn 10 5 36 .139
Texas A&M 19 3 34 .471
Set 3 – There were 10 ties and six lead changes before A&M pulled away for the win. Auburn used a 3-0 run to regain the lead, 14-12, and later scored back-to-back points to build its largest lead, 19-16, forcing A&M to call its only timeout of the match. Austin-Roark registered a kill coming out of the timeout, and an Auburn attack error put the Aggies within 19-18. Tatum Shipes got a kill off the block to put the Tigers up, 20-18, before Auburn sailed a serve out of bounds. Patterson knotted the score, 20-20, with a kill, and Auburn committed another untimely error to put the Aggies up, 21-20. The score was tied for the final time following an A&M service error, but Hans posted back-to-back kills to return the lead to A&M, 23-21. Auburn called its final timeout, but its next attack attempt sailed wide, putting A&M at match point. Hans then clinched the victory with her sixth kill of the set.
K E TA Pct
Auburn 12 6 35 .171
Texas A&M 15 4 33 .333
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Laura "Bird" Kuhn
On tonight's win…
"It's good and that's a great [win]. Coming home and to have them execute. Our grind, mentality, earning points, and then the offensive balance, those are the things we really focus on. This week, just coming off that road trip, I think that was big for us."
On cleaning up the errors…
"Earlier in that match there were a lot of net fouls. Whether they were calling it tight or was it true, that was kind of sloppy. But earning points and just being clean, I was proud of them."
Junior Outside Hitter Hollann Hans
On the win…
"It was a great team win tonight. Coming in we had two losses, and we didn't let it discourage us. We worked even harder in the gym, and we came back and showed what we could do. It was a great win."
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to the road and face a rematch against Georgia on Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. First serve is at 1 p.m. (CT), and the match will be streamed on SEC Network+. Texas A&M defeated Georgia, 3-2, at Reed Arena in College Station on Sept. 23.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the team on Facebook and on Twitter and Instagram by following @AggieVolleyball.
The Aggies improve to 11-7, including 4-2 in Southeastern Conference matches, and return to the win column after dropping their last two matches. Auburn, which also entered the match riding a two-match losing skid, falls to 8-9 overall and 1-6 in SEC matches.
Texas A&M junior outside hitter Hollann Hans recorded double-figure kills for the fifth consecutive match and led all players with 16 kills while hitting .444. Five other A&M players had at least six kills as sophomore setter Camille Conner orchestrated a balanced attack, dishing out 34 assists while also pitching in seven kills. Freshman middle blocker London Austin-Roark had eight kills while hitting at a .615 clip, and she tied Hans with a team-high three blocks. Senior libero Amy Houser took match-high honors in digs with 14, marking the 10th consecutive match in which she has posted double-figure digs.
Gwyn Jones and Taylor Rowland led the Tigers with nine kills each, but Auburn was held to a .188 hitting percentage.
SET-BY-SET SUMMARIES
Set 1 – The score was tied for the ninth time, 13-13, before an Auburn service error and back-to-back kills by junior outside hitter Brookah Palmer and Austin-Roark marked the start of a 4-0 run by the Aggies. Auburn got within three points three times, the last coming at 20-17, but was unable to overcome the deficit as the Aggies outhit Auburn, .480 to .280 in the frame.
A&M was ahead, 22-18, when Hans put down two of her five kills in the set to put the Aggies at set point. A&M then had a service error before Conner closed out the set with a kill.
K E TA Pct
Auburn 12 5 25 .280
Texas A&M 15 3 25 .480
Set 2 – The Aggies jumped out to a 4-0 lead to begin the set and kept a lead for the entire stanza. Auburn stayed within 15-12 before A&M scored four unanswered points, including a kill by Austin-Roark that was ruled in bounds after the Aggies won a challenge.
With A&M leading, 19-12, the teams began exchanging points until sophomore middle blocker Makena Patterson dropped in two of her six kills in the stanza to put the Aggies at set point, 24-17. Auburn, which was outhit, .471 to .139, stayed alive with a stuff block before Hans blasted the set-winning kill.
K E TA Pct
Auburn 10 5 36 .139
Texas A&M 19 3 34 .471
Set 3 – There were 10 ties and six lead changes before A&M pulled away for the win. Auburn used a 3-0 run to regain the lead, 14-12, and later scored back-to-back points to build its largest lead, 19-16, forcing A&M to call its only timeout of the match. Austin-Roark registered a kill coming out of the timeout, and an Auburn attack error put the Aggies within 19-18. Tatum Shipes got a kill off the block to put the Tigers up, 20-18, before Auburn sailed a serve out of bounds. Patterson knotted the score, 20-20, with a kill, and Auburn committed another untimely error to put the Aggies up, 21-20. The score was tied for the final time following an A&M service error, but Hans posted back-to-back kills to return the lead to A&M, 23-21. Auburn called its final timeout, but its next attack attempt sailed wide, putting A&M at match point. Hans then clinched the victory with her sixth kill of the set.
K E TA Pct
Auburn 12 6 35 .171
Texas A&M 15 4 33 .333
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Laura "Bird" Kuhn
On tonight's win…
"It's good and that's a great [win]. Coming home and to have them execute. Our grind, mentality, earning points, and then the offensive balance, those are the things we really focus on. This week, just coming off that road trip, I think that was big for us."
On cleaning up the errors…
"Earlier in that match there were a lot of net fouls. Whether they were calling it tight or was it true, that was kind of sloppy. But earning points and just being clean, I was proud of them."
Junior Outside Hitter Hollann Hans
On the win…
"It was a great team win tonight. Coming in we had two losses, and we didn't let it discourage us. We worked even harder in the gym, and we came back and showed what we could do. It was a great win."
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to the road and face a rematch against Georgia on Sunday at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Ga. First serve is at 1 p.m. (CT), and the match will be streamed on SEC Network+. Texas A&M defeated Georgia, 3-2, at Reed Arena in College Station on Sept. 23.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the team on Facebook and on Twitter and Instagram by following @AggieVolleyball.
Team Stats
AU
TAMU
Kills
34
49
Errors
16
10
Attempts
96
92
Hitting %
.188
.424
Points
42.0
57.0
Assists
34
41
Aces
3
2
Blocks
5.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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