- No. 19 Texas A&M won the 2025 National Title rematch after sweeping No. 4 Kentucky Sunday afternoon, 3-0.
- Kyndal Stowers and Natalie Ring led the team offensively with 16 kills and 12 kills, respectively.
- The victory marked the Aggies’ second top five win this season.
LEXINGTON – The No. 19 Texas A&M volleyball team won the 2025 National Title rematch after sweeping No. 4 Kentucky Sunday afternoon at Memorial Coliseum, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21).
The Aggies (13-8, 6-3 SEC) made it three-straight wins, as they made it back-to-back sweeps versus the Wildcats (15-5, 7-3 SEC). Texas A&M earned its second top-five win of the season and handed the Wildcats their first 3-0 loss at home in the last two years.
Kyndal Stowers and Natalie Ring carried the load offensively, each finishing in double-digits with 16 and 12, respectively. The Aggie block also came to play, as Eliza Sharp recorded seven stuffs and was followed closely by Taryn Morris who matched her career-high of five.
Texas A&M raced out of the gate on a 9-3 run which was capped by an ace from Stowers and forced Kentucky to burn its first timeout. The teams settled into back-and-forth scoring before Kentucky shrunk the gap to three as Head Coach Jamie Morrison called his first break, 15-12. Responding out of the huddle, the Maroon & White pushed their advantage back out to six late, 19-13. The Wildcats again battled back within two (19-17), but a timeout from Coach Morrison was again what the team needed as they closed the set on a 6-3 streak to seal the opener, 25-20.
The teams traded scoring in the second, finding level on nine occasions to 11 before a 4-1 run in favor of the Aggies had them up at the media timeout, 15-12. A&M’s block kept the pressure on the hosts, as it logged four stuffs in six points to prompt the Wildcats to huddle up. The Aggies continued to push, as they were up three and needing two, 23-20. Kentucky kept it close, but two kills from Ring claimed the second, 25-23.
Remaining on theme from the previous frame, no team forced more than a two-point-gap as the programs hit double digits. Breaking the deadlock was the Maroon & White’s block once again, as three stuffs helped forge a six-point lead past the midway mark 17-11. The hosts wouldn’t go away, closing the deficit to one in the red zone, 22-21. Leaving nothing to chance, A&M turned up the pressure and a three-point streak delivered through two kills and a block from Sharp and Ring, sealed the set, 25-21, and match, 3-0.
Stat Leaders
Kills – Kyndal Stowers – 16
Hitting % (Min. 10 kills) – Kyndal Stowers – .314
Assists – Margot Manning – 36
Aces – Gabi Rodriguez, Kyndal Stowers – 1
Digs – Gabi Rodriguez – 12
Blocks – Eliza Sharp – 7
Player Notes
- Recorded her sixth consecutive game with double-digit digs (12).
- Recorded six digs on the match to reach 250 in her career.
#6 Taryn Morris
- Matched her career high in blocks with five, she has hit that mark five times and in the last three games.
#10 Margot Manning
- Her 18th assist of the match marked 600 for her career.
- Tallied 36 assists a new career high for the senior.
#17 Natalie Ring
- Recorded her third consecutive game with double-digit kills (12).
#25 Eliza Sharp
- Recorded her seventh game of the season with five-or-more blocks (7).
#37 Kyndal Stowers
- Recorded her fourth consecutive double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs.
Team Notes
- Recorded their third consecutive conference victory.
- Texas A&M handed Kentucky its first home sweep since 2024.
- The Aggies snapped the Wildcats’ 30-game home win streak.
Next Up
The Aggies return to Reed Arena Friday for a ranked matchup versus No. 9 Tennessee with first serve set for 6:30 p.m.