- No. 17 Texas A&M fell in three sets at Missouri Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center.
- Kyndal Stowers Led the team with 14 kills, while Taryn Morris tacked on 12.
- Gabi Rodriguez recorded her 21st game of the season with double-digit digs finishing with 11.
COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 17 Texas A&M volleyball team fell in three sets to Missouri Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center, 3-0 (20-25, 21-25, 23-25).
Despite late pushed in all-three frames, the Aggies (14-11, 7-6 SEC) dropped a competitive three-set contest versus the Tigers (15-10, 8-5 SEC) in Columbia. Kyndal Stowers paced the offense with 14 kills, while Taryn Morris tacked on 12. Gabi Rodriguez dug up 11 swings to mark her 21st game with 10-or-more.
The hosts were hot out of the gate, winning the race to double digits, 10-5. Needing a spark, the Aggies found it from serving stints from Margot Manning and Megan Fitch as the duo shrunk the gap to two, 13-11. Missouri recaptured its rhythm to take the opener, 25-20.
The Tigers once again were the aggressor, leading throughout the second set to the media timeout, 15-11. The four-point gap held (19-15), until Manning again led the charge from the service line helping rip off three straight that had Missouri calling timeout, 19-18. In similar fashion to the first, the Tigers went on a run late to take the set, 25-21.
A&M responded early in the third, 8-5, before Missouri settled back in and knotted the game up entering the red zone (20-20). A two-point Tiger strike was met right back from the Maroon & White to find level again at 22. Back-to-back points from Missouri had the Aggies calling timeout, and after defending one match point, Missouri was able to seal the set, 25-23, and match, 3-0.
Stat Leaders
Kills – Kyndal Stowers – 14
Hitting % (Min. 10 kills) – Taryn Morris – .440
Assists – Margot Manning – 35
Aces – Margot Manning – 3
Digs – Gabi Rodriguez – 11
Blocks – Kaia Castle – 3
Player Notes
- Led the team in digs, finishing with 11 marking her 21st game this season in double figures.
#6 Taryn Morris
- Logged 12 kills to record her eighth game this season with 10-or-more.
#10 Margot Manning
- Tallied a season-high three aces.
#37 Kyndal Stowers
- Recorded double-digit kills for the 16th time this season (14).
Next Up
The Aggies return to Reed Arena next weekend to close their SEC slate versus LSU Friday and Ole Miss Sunday.