No. 19 Aggies Down Auburn on Senior Day, 3-1

• 19 Texas A&M secured its fourth conference win after besting Auburn Sunday afternoon, 3-1.
• Four Aggies registered double-digit kills, paced by Kyndal Stowers’ 21.
• Gabi Rodriguez recorded the first double-double of her career with 16 digs and 10 assists.

COLLEGE STATION – The No. 19 Texas A&M volleyball team got back in the win column after downing Auburn Sunday afternoon at Reed Arena, 3-1 (25-20, 25-20, 27-29, 25-22).

The Aggies (11-8, 4-3 SEC) snapped a three-game losing streak with a strong showing versus the Tigers (11-8, 1-5 SEC). Four members of the Maroon & White recorded double-digit kills, paced by Kyndal Stowers’ 21, she was followed by Natalie Ring, Kaia Castle and Taryn Morris with 17, 12 and 11, respectively. Gabi Rodriguez added another millstone to her standout freshman campaign, as she logged her first career double-double with 16 digs and 10 assists.

The contest opened with the programs trading points and finding level on four occasions, tying it at seven. The Tigers forged a four-point gap, 14-10, but a counter in the form of a 9-3 run had Auburn huddling up, 19-17. The Aggies never gave up the lead and a block from Castle and Morris sealed the opener, 25-20.

Auburn came out firing in the second creating an early 10-5 advantage which prompted a timeout from Head Coach Jamie Morrison. The Aggies answered the call with an 11-6 streak to knot the frame at 16. The Maroon & White held their rhythm and closed the set out with Stowers’ fifth kill of the frame, 25-20.

The visitors claimed set three in extras, 29-27, but A&M flipped the momentum back to its side in the fourth after starting with a 5-1 charge. That gap expended to five as the game hit the midway point, 15-10. Auburn battled and shrunk the gap to two late, 23-21, but kills from Ring and Morris dealt the final blows to take the set, 25-22, and match, 3-1.

 Stat Leaders

Kills – Kyndal Stowers – 21

Hitting % (Min. 10 kills) – Kaia Castle – .375

Assists – Kirra Musgrove – 41

Aces – Megan Fitch, Kirra Musgrove – 1

Digs – Gabi Rodriguez – 16

Blocks – Kaia Castle – 6

Player Notes

#1 Gabi Rodriguez

• Recorded her first career double-double with 16 digs and 10 assists.
• Her 16 digs marked her 17^th game this season in double figures.
• Reached 250 career digs in the match.
• Registered a new career-high in assists with 10.

#6 Taryn Morris

• Reached 150 career kills after tallying 11 on the match.
• Tallied her seventh game in double-figure kills.

#10 Margot Manning

• Registered her 550^th career assist with her first assist on the match.

#14 Kirra Musgrove

• Recorded her third career double-double tallying 41 assists and 14 digs.
• Her 14 digs marked a new career-high for the setter.
• Marked her sixth game of the season with 40-or-more assists.
• Reached milestones with 100 career digs and surpassed 600 assists on the season.

#17 Natalie Ring

• Recorded her 900^th career kill in the second set of the match.
• Set a season high in kills registering 17.

#19 Kaia Castle

• Surpassed 300 career kills and 150 career blocks on the match.
• Set a new season high in total blocks registering six.
• Has recorded double-digit kills for the third time this season, including her first in conference play.

#25 Eliza Sharp

• With her final kill of the first set, Sharp recorded her 350^th career kill and 100^th with the Maroon & White.

#37 Kyndal Stowers

• Tallied her third-straight double-double with 21 kills and 10 digs.
• Her fourth attack in the opening set marked her 800^th career kill.

Team Notes

• The Maroon & White recorded 73 kills during the contest, marking the most in a match this season.

Next Up

The Aggies head out on a two-game road trip, opening at Georgia, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. and closing out the weekend in Lexington facing No. 4 Kentucky, Oct. 25, at 12 p.m.