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Photo by: Bailey Orr/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 7 Texas A&M Storms Past Ole Miss, 3-1
Oct 23, 2020 | Volleyball
OXFORD, Miss. – After dropping the first set, the No. 7 Aggies stormed back to defeat the Rebels 3-1 (21-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-12) on Friday evening at the Gillom Athletics Performance Center.
The Maroon & White remain undefeated as they improve to 4-0 after completing the series sweep over the Rebels (0-2).
Senior Camille Conner paced the offense after dishing out 38 assists to lead four Aggies to finish in double-digit kills. The setter tallied nine digs and an ace.
Sophomore Lauren Davis led the team with 14 kills to finish with a .387 hitting percentage. Sophomore Treyaunna Rush tied her career high in kills after recording 12 kills, no errors and a .522 clip. Rush finished in double figure kills for the fifth time in her career.
Senior Morgan Davis finished with double-digit kills for the second time in her career, finishing with a season high 10 kills to record a match-leading .714 hitting percentage.
Juniors Camryn Ennis and Mallory Talbert both set career highs and each sent back three kills apiece. Ennis set a career high in digs after finishing with 15 and Talbert fired down 11 kills on a .450 mark.
Defensively Karly Basham and Taylor Voss were strong on the back row for the Aggies. Basham had eight assists and 11 digs, while Voss finished with two assists and nine digs.
As a team A&M finished with its highest team hitting percentage of the season with a .376 clip.
Texas A&M has a week off before returning to action Wednesday, Nov. 4 when the Aggies host Mississippi State for a pair of matches. Both matches are set for 7 p.m. in Reed Arena.
Post-Match Quotes
Head Coach Bird Kuhn
Opening statement…
"The second round is always going to be a battle, especially on the road. I'm proud of how they finished. The start was a little rough, but the turnaround and us changing up the sides, that's what I'm proud of. The steadiness of our ball control really settled us in and got us rolling."
On starting off slow, but finishing strong…
"Lo [Lauren Davis] and Camryn Ennis were solid on the pins, but Mo [Morgan Davis] and Mallory Talbert in the middle were so strong. I give Camille [Conner] props for running the ball around the way she does, but she found our middles both nights and they both had great nights. Again, it comes back to ball control. When were in system and grinding on defense, that gives Camille all of her options. Props to them for settling in and really just taking care of the ball on our side."
On some players coming off the bench…
"Sabrina [Sustala] and CiCi [Hecht] had a steadiness about them when they came in. Sabrina obviously kept coming in back row and they build that every day at practice. The ball control, like I said, is huge for us, but we know we have depth in our bench and we'll go to them. That's what we told them in the locker room – this is what it's all about. When we're in this, everyone goes in, everyone gives and does their part."
On the upcoming bye week…
"The bye week is going to be huge for us. We're going to break some things down and really focus on individual skills, but then get back to our basics of team and the fundamentals behind our offense and how we need to execute at a higher level."
Sophomore outside hitter Treyaunna Rush
On today's second road win…
"I know it's really big. We didn't play as well yesterday, so just coming in today and showing everyone who Aggie Volleyball is and taking home two wins is very good."
On the upcoming bye week…
"It feels wonderful. It gives us time to get in the gym and work on what we need to work on. It gives us a lot of time to get better for our next opponent."
Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Davis
On finishing 2-0 in Oxford…
"I think it's a really good reaction for our team. There's a lot of different ways we could have gone out after the first game. I think after the first set today we really cleaned it up and stuck to our game plan. That's what everyone could have hoped for and the fourth set today was who A&M Volleyball really is. I think it's exciting to see us really pull through there."
On the play of her teammates in the middle…
"It was amazing. Camille was getting great sets to them and they were able to be up every time and put balls away. It gave a lot of opportunities for the hitters and that was a really big component of today's win and Aggie Volleyball."
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook and on Twitter by following @AggieVolleyball.
The Maroon & White remain undefeated as they improve to 4-0 after completing the series sweep over the Rebels (0-2).
Senior Camille Conner paced the offense after dishing out 38 assists to lead four Aggies to finish in double-digit kills. The setter tallied nine digs and an ace.
Sophomore Lauren Davis led the team with 14 kills to finish with a .387 hitting percentage. Sophomore Treyaunna Rush tied her career high in kills after recording 12 kills, no errors and a .522 clip. Rush finished in double figure kills for the fifth time in her career.
Senior Morgan Davis finished with double-digit kills for the second time in her career, finishing with a season high 10 kills to record a match-leading .714 hitting percentage.
Juniors Camryn Ennis and Mallory Talbert both set career highs and each sent back three kills apiece. Ennis set a career high in digs after finishing with 15 and Talbert fired down 11 kills on a .450 mark.
Defensively Karly Basham and Taylor Voss were strong on the back row for the Aggies. Basham had eight assists and 11 digs, while Voss finished with two assists and nine digs.
As a team A&M finished with its highest team hitting percentage of the season with a .376 clip.
Texas A&M has a week off before returning to action Wednesday, Nov. 4 when the Aggies host Mississippi State for a pair of matches. Both matches are set for 7 p.m. in Reed Arena.
Post-Match Quotes
Head Coach Bird Kuhn
Opening statement…
"The second round is always going to be a battle, especially on the road. I'm proud of how they finished. The start was a little rough, but the turnaround and us changing up the sides, that's what I'm proud of. The steadiness of our ball control really settled us in and got us rolling."
On starting off slow, but finishing strong…
"Lo [Lauren Davis] and Camryn Ennis were solid on the pins, but Mo [Morgan Davis] and Mallory Talbert in the middle were so strong. I give Camille [Conner] props for running the ball around the way she does, but she found our middles both nights and they both had great nights. Again, it comes back to ball control. When were in system and grinding on defense, that gives Camille all of her options. Props to them for settling in and really just taking care of the ball on our side."
On some players coming off the bench…
"Sabrina [Sustala] and CiCi [Hecht] had a steadiness about them when they came in. Sabrina obviously kept coming in back row and they build that every day at practice. The ball control, like I said, is huge for us, but we know we have depth in our bench and we'll go to them. That's what we told them in the locker room – this is what it's all about. When we're in this, everyone goes in, everyone gives and does their part."
On the upcoming bye week…
"The bye week is going to be huge for us. We're going to break some things down and really focus on individual skills, but then get back to our basics of team and the fundamentals behind our offense and how we need to execute at a higher level."
Sophomore outside hitter Treyaunna Rush
On today's second road win…
"I know it's really big. We didn't play as well yesterday, so just coming in today and showing everyone who Aggie Volleyball is and taking home two wins is very good."
On the upcoming bye week…
"It feels wonderful. It gives us time to get in the gym and work on what we need to work on. It gives us a lot of time to get better for our next opponent."
Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Davis
On finishing 2-0 in Oxford…
"I think it's a really good reaction for our team. There's a lot of different ways we could have gone out after the first game. I think after the first set today we really cleaned it up and stuck to our game plan. That's what everyone could have hoped for and the fourth set today was who A&M Volleyball really is. I think it's exciting to see us really pull through there."
On the play of her teammates in the middle…
"It was amazing. Camille was getting great sets to them and they were able to be up every time and put balls away. It gave a lot of opportunities for the hitters and that was a really big component of today's win and Aggie Volleyball."
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M volleyball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M volleyball team on Facebook and on Twitter by following @AggieVolleyball.
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Team Stats
TAMU
OM
Kills
54
43
Errors
10
23
Attempts
117
127
Hitting %
.376
.157
Points
63.0
54.0
Assists
49
41
Aces
4
8
Blocks
5.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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