LEXINGTON – The Texas A&M volleyball team fell to No. 13 Kentucky Friday evening in Memorial Coliseum, 3-0 (25-22, 25-20, 25-14).
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A&M (15-6, 6-5 SEC) came up short versus conference leader Kentucky (15-7, 9-2 SEC) in a hard-fought three sets. The Maroon & White battled late into the opening two frames before the hosts took control of the fixture in the third.
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The match opened with back-and-forth scoring before the Aggies forged a three-point lead as they reached double digits, 10-7. A&M held its advantage behind efficient offense, as it had 11 kills with zero errors at the media timeout (15-12). Kentucky battled back, and despite fending off a set point, the Wildcats stole the opener, 25-22.
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Following the trend of the first frame, the teams traded points and found level at 12. The Wildcats created a small gap as they led at the media break, 15-12. Kentucky held its rhythm and extended the lead to five, as head coach Jamie Morrison huddled his team up (21-16). The Wildcats continued and closed out the set (25-20) and doubled their advantage in the match, 2-0.
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Kentucky carried its momentum into the third set, as coach Morrison gathered his squad (9-4). The Wildcats kept driving and took the set (25-14) and match, 3-0.
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STAT LEADERS
Kills – Logan Lednicky – 10
Hitting Percentage (Min. 8 kills) – Ifenna Cos-Okpalla – .750
Assists – Maddie Waak – 22
Aces – Logan Lednicky – 1
Digs – Logan Lednicky – 12
Blocks – Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, Maddie Waak, Morgan Perkins – 3
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UP NEXT
The Maroon & White stay on the road and head to Knoxville where they face Tennessee Sunday with first serve set for 12 p.m.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
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, Instagram and on Twitter by following @AggieVolleyball.
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A&M (15-6, 6-5 SEC) came up short versus conference leader Kentucky (15-7, 9-2 SEC) in a hard-fought three sets. The Maroon & White battled late into the opening two frames before the hosts took control of the fixture in the third.
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The match opened with back-and-forth scoring before the Aggies forged a three-point lead as they reached double digits, 10-7. A&M held its advantage behind efficient offense, as it had 11 kills with zero errors at the media timeout (15-12). Kentucky battled back, and despite fending off a set point, the Wildcats stole the opener, 25-22.
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Following the trend of the first frame, the teams traded points and found level at 12. The Wildcats created a small gap as they led at the media break, 15-12. Kentucky held its rhythm and extended the lead to five, as head coach Jamie Morrison huddled his team up (21-16). The Wildcats continued and closed out the set (25-20) and doubled their advantage in the match, 2-0.
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Kentucky carried its momentum into the third set, as coach Morrison gathered his squad (9-4). The Wildcats kept driving and took the set (25-14) and match, 3-0.
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STAT LEADERS
Kills – Logan Lednicky – 10
Hitting Percentage (Min. 8 kills) – Ifenna Cos-Okpalla – .750
Assists – Maddie Waak – 22
Aces – Logan Lednicky – 1
Digs – Logan Lednicky – 12
Blocks – Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, Maddie Waak, Morgan Perkins – 3
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UP NEXT
The Maroon & White stay on the road and head to Knoxville where they face Tennessee Sunday with first serve set for 12 p.m.
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FOLLOW THE AGGIES
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, Instagram and on Twitter by following @AggieVolleyball.