CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The toughest day in collegiate volleyball awaits Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as the Islanders head to the American Campus Classic in Austin where they will face No. 1 Minnesota and No. 5 Texas on Thursday. The Islanders will conclude the classic on Friday with a matchup against Denver.
All three games will be televised on the Longhorn Network, with the matchup against Texas kicking off the week at noon on Thursday. The Islanders will then turn around and face top-ranked Minnesota at 5 p.m. the same day.
Thursday marks the first time the Islanders have ever played two ranked teams on the same day. The matchup with Minnesota is also the first time the Blue and Green has squared off with the No. 1 team in the country.
SCHEDULE
Thursday
No. 5 Texas – 12 PM
No. 1 Minnesota – 5 PM
Friday
Denver – 5 PM
SERIES HISTORY
Texas – 0-2
Minnesota – First Meeting
Denver – 0-1
SHOWDOWN SUCCESS
The Islanders enter the American Campus Classic fresh off a victory over rival UTRGV in the South Texas Showdown presented by NavyArmy Community Credit Union on Tuesday night.
After a slow start, the Islanders used 14 aces and 12 blocks to complete the comeback in a 3-1 victory.
Mallory Moran hit a career-best .435 to lead the Islanders in the victory.
ISLANDER INSIGHT
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Madison Green recorded a career-best 12 digs and three aces in Tuesday's win
>> The Islanders are 40-7 over the past three seasons in the state of Texas
>> Corpus Christi had 14 aces in the win over UTRGV, the most since 2005.
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Brittany Gilpin recorded 13 kills for the fourth time this season on Tuesday
THE WEEK AHEAD
The Islanders lone clash next week is a trip to UTRGV for a rematch in the South Texas Showdown.
