Box Score Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi volleyball team picked up a 3-0 sweep over Abilene Christian at the Dugan Wellness Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Saturday afternoon in the team's final regular season home match.
- The Islanders improved to an even 6-6 in Southland Conference play with the victory. The Wildcats fall to 12-12 overall and 9-3 in league action.
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Rachel Young had a match-high 12 kills, hitting .500 with just one attacking error. She also tied a career-high with three blocks.
- The match turned in the second set as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi came back from an eight-point deficit to win, 25-22, and secure a 2-0 lead in the match.
- Prior to the match, the Islanders recognized senior manager Elena Starks for her contributions to the program.
Key Islander Statistics
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi hit .174 for the match with 47 kills to Abilene Christian's 33.
- The Islanders' best set came in the first, hitting .227 with 18 kills.
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Madison Green had 38 assists to go along with six digs, six kills, three blocks and a service ace.
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Chloe Simon added 10 digs for her ninth double-figure defensive performance of the year. She had eight kills, two assists and a pair of blocks.
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Sam Dumity had nine kills, hitting .273 for the match. She had a team-high four blocks with three digs, a service ace and an assist.
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Kylie Filipiak had five kills, two digs and a pair of blocks.
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Kaylee Payne had a team-best 15 digs.
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Jenna Krenek had six digs and added a pair of service aces, both coming during the Islanders' second set comeback.
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Julia Carter registered four kills and
Eloise van Velthooven added three.
Key Islander Sequences
- The first set included 12 ties and four lead changes but it was the Islanders who came out on top after a late rally. Tied 22-22, Simon and Young each recorded kills of assists from Green to give the Islanders double set point. After an A&M-Corpus Christi attacking error, the Wildcats had a chance to tie things up. But ACU's Jacey Smith's serve found the net and the Islanders took the opening set, 25-23.
- The Wildcats got off to a strong start in the second set, jumping to an 11-3 lead. But the Islanders quickly turned the tables and would answer right back with an 11-3 run of their own to the the set, 14-14. Young put away four kills and ACU helped by committing three ball handling errors. The two teams would remain close as the set eventually would even back out at 18-18. But a pair of Krenek service aces helped propel A&M-Corpus Christi to the win as the Islanders would score seven of the next 11 points to close out the set and take a 2-0 advantage.
- In the third set, ACU stayed close and would tie the match, 21-21, on a kill from Marybeth Sandercox. But the Islanders got back-to-back kills from Green and van Velthooven to make it 23-21. A block from Dumity and Green extended the lead to 24-21, giving A&M-Corpus Christi three match points. The Wildcats would get the next two points to make it 24-23 but Dumity ended the match with a kill off a feed from Green.
Up Next
- The Islanders head to Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday, Nov. 1, for a 7 p.m. match followed by a 1 p.m. contest at Northwestern State on Nov. 3.
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