Sunday, October 14
Athens, Ga.
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Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
Texas A&M Gets Another 3-2 Victory Against Georgia
Oct 14, 2018 | Volleyball
ATHENS, Ga. – In a typical marathon match-up between Texas A&M and Georgia, the teams battle through five sets before A&M closed out a 24-26, 25-20, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12 victory today at Stegeman Coliseum.
Texas A&M (12-7, 5-2 SEC) won its 12th consecutive match in the series against Georgia (12-7, 3-5 SEC) and improved to 10-0 against the Bulldogs in SEC matches only. Although A&M owns a lopsided lead in the SEC series, six of the 10 conference meetings between the two teams have been decided in five sets, including the Aggies' 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs when the teams met earlier this season at Reed Arena. It also was the fourth time in five SEC matches played in Athens that the two teams played a decisive fifth set.
Junior outside hitter Hollann Hans led the Aggies with 23 kills and also tallied her team-leading eighth double-double of season as she added 15 digs. Freshman middle blocker London Austin-Roark also had double-figure kills with 11 and took match-high honors in blocks with six as A&M outblocked Georgia, 10-5.
Senior libero Amy Houser had 16 digs, marking her 11th consecutive match to reach double figures, and junior outside hitter Brookah Palmer collected an A&M career high 16 digs to tie Houser for team-high honors. Freshman defensive specialist Allison Fields pitched in 14 digs.
Aggie sophomore setter Camille Conner dished out 56 assists while directing the offense to a .324 hitting percentage, A&M's highest hitting percentage in a five-set match this season and its second highest hitting efficiency in all matches this season. In the pivotal fifth set, A&M outhit Georgia, .478 to .292, as the Aggies recorded 11 kills without an error in 23 attempts.
Other than Hans, who took 64 swings for the match, all six other players who posted at least four kills hit .320 or above, including sophomore Morgan Davis, who subbed in at middle blocker late in the fourth set and finished the match with four kills without an error in five attempts.
T'ara Ceasar led the Bulldogs with 28 kills while hitting .218.
SET-BY-SET SUMMARIES
Set 1 – Georgia used a 3-0 run to equal its largest lead, 19-16, and the Bulldogs maintained the three-point cushion at 21-18 before Hans and Palmer had back-to-back kills. A&M's Samantha Sanders and Makenna Patterson then blocked an attack by Rachel Ritchie to tie the score for the seventh time. The Bulldogs regained the lead, 23-21, as they were successful on consecutive attacks, but their next two attack attempts resulted in errors, allowing A&M to knot the score at 23-23. Palmer and Patterson then blocked an attack by Majesti Bass to give the Aggies their first lead and put A&M at set point, 24-23. Ritchie countered with a kill to tie the score for the ninth time and followed with an ace to put Georgia at set point. Ceasar then closed out the stanza with her sixth kill.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 16 3 43 .302
Georgia 19 6 52 .250
Set 2 – The Aggies never trailed as they outhit Georgia, .419 to .240. The Bulldogs overcame an 11-6 deficit to tie the score at 14-14 and also tied the set for the third time, 18-18, but consecutive kills by Patterson, Conner and Austin-Roark gave the Aggies a 21-18 advantage. The teams traded points until Hans put down a kill to put the Aggies up, 23-20. Hans, the SEC ace leader, then stepped to the back line and served two of her four aces in the match to wrap up a 25-20 win for the Aggies and even the match at a set apiece.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 17 4 31 .419
Georgia 9 3 25 .240
Set 3 –Hans and Austin-Roark had back-to-back kills and then teamed for a block as A&M built its largest lead, 22-18. Georgia came right back as Ceasar blasted two kills and the Bulldogs served an ace to get within 22-21. An A&M attack error tied the score for the third time before Hans came through with her sixth kill of the set to put A&M ahead, 23-22. Sanders followed with back-to-back kills--the second kill made possible by a great save by Houser--to end the set, giving A&M a 2-1 lead in the match.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 16 4 38 .316
Georgia 13 4 43 .209
Set 4 – Texas A&M led by as many as four points during the first half of the fourth set and was ahead, 20-17, before Georgia rallied. The Bulldogs went on a 7-1 run en route to taking their first lead in the frame, 24-21. Davis extended the set with a kill, and Conner and Austin-Roark combined for a block to put the Aggies within, 24-23, before Ceasar tipped in the set-winning kill.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 11 5 35 .171
Georgia 13 6 42 .167
Set 5 – There were eight ties, but only one lead change with Hans getting a kill off the block to give A&M its first lead, 8-7. Georgia tied the score three more times, the final tie coming at 12-12, but the Bulldogs were unable to regain the lead. A crucial service error by the Bulldogs put A&M ahead, 13-12. Davis then won a joust at the net on the ensuing play to put the Aggies at set point. Georgia's next attack landed out of bounds, giving A&M the victory.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 11 0 23 .478
Georgia 10 3 24 .292
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Laura "Bird" Kuhn
On today's win…
"Road wins in this league are huge, especially at this point in the season. Georgia is a solid team and we knew it was going to be a battle. It wasn't pretty in terms of execution at times, but our offense kept us in it.
"This group fights and figures out how to earn points. Morgan Davis was a spark for us off the bench at the end of the fourth set. I'm proud of her for owning her moment and executing offensively to end the match."
UP NEXT
Texas A&M begins a three-match homestand on Friday, Oct. 19 as the Aggies play host to Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. at Reed Arena. The match is the Aggies' annual "Dig Pink" match.
Donations for the "Dig Pink" match are being accepted at https://giving.side-out.org/campaigns/14710#/
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.
Texas A&M (12-7, 5-2 SEC) won its 12th consecutive match in the series against Georgia (12-7, 3-5 SEC) and improved to 10-0 against the Bulldogs in SEC matches only. Although A&M owns a lopsided lead in the SEC series, six of the 10 conference meetings between the two teams have been decided in five sets, including the Aggies' 3-2 victory over the Bulldogs when the teams met earlier this season at Reed Arena. It also was the fourth time in five SEC matches played in Athens that the two teams played a decisive fifth set.
Junior outside hitter Hollann Hans led the Aggies with 23 kills and also tallied her team-leading eighth double-double of season as she added 15 digs. Freshman middle blocker London Austin-Roark also had double-figure kills with 11 and took match-high honors in blocks with six as A&M outblocked Georgia, 10-5.
Senior libero Amy Houser had 16 digs, marking her 11th consecutive match to reach double figures, and junior outside hitter Brookah Palmer collected an A&M career high 16 digs to tie Houser for team-high honors. Freshman defensive specialist Allison Fields pitched in 14 digs.
Aggie sophomore setter Camille Conner dished out 56 assists while directing the offense to a .324 hitting percentage, A&M's highest hitting percentage in a five-set match this season and its second highest hitting efficiency in all matches this season. In the pivotal fifth set, A&M outhit Georgia, .478 to .292, as the Aggies recorded 11 kills without an error in 23 attempts.
Other than Hans, who took 64 swings for the match, all six other players who posted at least four kills hit .320 or above, including sophomore Morgan Davis, who subbed in at middle blocker late in the fourth set and finished the match with four kills without an error in five attempts.
T'ara Ceasar led the Bulldogs with 28 kills while hitting .218.
SET-BY-SET SUMMARIES
Set 1 – Georgia used a 3-0 run to equal its largest lead, 19-16, and the Bulldogs maintained the three-point cushion at 21-18 before Hans and Palmer had back-to-back kills. A&M's Samantha Sanders and Makenna Patterson then blocked an attack by Rachel Ritchie to tie the score for the seventh time. The Bulldogs regained the lead, 23-21, as they were successful on consecutive attacks, but their next two attack attempts resulted in errors, allowing A&M to knot the score at 23-23. Palmer and Patterson then blocked an attack by Majesti Bass to give the Aggies their first lead and put A&M at set point, 24-23. Ritchie countered with a kill to tie the score for the ninth time and followed with an ace to put Georgia at set point. Ceasar then closed out the stanza with her sixth kill.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 16 3 43 .302
Georgia 19 6 52 .250
Set 2 – The Aggies never trailed as they outhit Georgia, .419 to .240. The Bulldogs overcame an 11-6 deficit to tie the score at 14-14 and also tied the set for the third time, 18-18, but consecutive kills by Patterson, Conner and Austin-Roark gave the Aggies a 21-18 advantage. The teams traded points until Hans put down a kill to put the Aggies up, 23-20. Hans, the SEC ace leader, then stepped to the back line and served two of her four aces in the match to wrap up a 25-20 win for the Aggies and even the match at a set apiece.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 17 4 31 .419
Georgia 9 3 25 .240
Set 3 –Hans and Austin-Roark had back-to-back kills and then teamed for a block as A&M built its largest lead, 22-18. Georgia came right back as Ceasar blasted two kills and the Bulldogs served an ace to get within 22-21. An A&M attack error tied the score for the third time before Hans came through with her sixth kill of the set to put A&M ahead, 23-22. Sanders followed with back-to-back kills--the second kill made possible by a great save by Houser--to end the set, giving A&M a 2-1 lead in the match.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 16 4 38 .316
Georgia 13 4 43 .209
Set 4 – Texas A&M led by as many as four points during the first half of the fourth set and was ahead, 20-17, before Georgia rallied. The Bulldogs went on a 7-1 run en route to taking their first lead in the frame, 24-21. Davis extended the set with a kill, and Conner and Austin-Roark combined for a block to put the Aggies within, 24-23, before Ceasar tipped in the set-winning kill.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 11 5 35 .171
Georgia 13 6 42 .167
Set 5 – There were eight ties, but only one lead change with Hans getting a kill off the block to give A&M its first lead, 8-7. Georgia tied the score three more times, the final tie coming at 12-12, but the Bulldogs were unable to regain the lead. A crucial service error by the Bulldogs put A&M ahead, 13-12. Davis then won a joust at the net on the ensuing play to put the Aggies at set point. Georgia's next attack landed out of bounds, giving A&M the victory.
K E TA Pct
Texas A&M 11 0 23 .478
Georgia 10 3 24 .292
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Laura "Bird" Kuhn
On today's win…
"Road wins in this league are huge, especially at this point in the season. Georgia is a solid team and we knew it was going to be a battle. It wasn't pretty in terms of execution at times, but our offense kept us in it.
"This group fights and figures out how to earn points. Morgan Davis was a spark for us off the bench at the end of the fourth set. I'm proud of her for owning her moment and executing offensively to end the match."
UP NEXT
Texas A&M begins a three-match homestand on Friday, Oct. 19 as the Aggies play host to Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. at Reed Arena. The match is the Aggies' annual "Dig Pink" match.
Donations for the "Dig Pink" match are being accepted at https://giving.side-out.org/campaigns/14710#/
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.
Hear what @Bird_AggieVB has to say after today's 3-2 victory at Georgia:#OwnIt #GigEmhttps://t.co/sy42MRPjRc
— Texas A&M Volleyball (@AggieVolleyball) October 15, 2018
Team Stats
TAMU
UG
Kills
71
64
Errors
16
22
Attempts
170
186
Hitting %
.324
.226
Points
87.0
81.0
Assists
68
60
Aces
6
12
Blocks
10.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
23
Aces
4
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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L/DS
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