Islanders begin season at Gamecock Invitational

Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi volleyball team opened the 2018 season at the Gamecock Invitational at the Carolina Volleyball Center in Columbia, S.C.
- The Islanders fell to host South Carolina in the first match, 3-0, and came up short in the second to Clemson, 3-0.

Match One Key Statistics (South Carolina 3, Islanders 0)
- The Gamecocks took all three sets from the Islanders, winning 25-12, 25-23 and 25-21.
- The Islanders were led by Madison Green with eight digs, six kills, one block assist and one service ace.
- Mackenzie Coates had 20 assists to go along with four digs, two service aces and two kills.
- Rachel Young had a team-high seven kills with a block, a dig and an assist.
- Chloe Simon added six digs, five kills and a service ace.

Match One Key Sequence
- Midway through the second set, the Islanders rattled off a 6-1 run, prompting a Gamecock timeout. Green and Eloise van Velthooven got back-to-back kills to make it 11-7. After a service error, van Velthooven got another kill and Young's block made it a 13-8 match. Another Gamecock attacking error forced a USC timeout.

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Match Two Key Statistics (Clemson 3, Islanders 0)
- The Tigers won all three sets by scores of 25-15, 25-13 and 25-15.
- Young had a team-high seven kills and added a pair of digs with a block.
- Coates had 19 assists and had three digs.
- Defensively, Jenna Krenek led the team with nine digs and also had an assist.
- Jenna Lyons recorded four kills in her college debut. She also had a service ace.
- Green finished with five digs, four kills, four assists and a block.

Match Two Key Sequence
- The Islanders put together a 6-1 run on Clemson late in the third set. Green got a kill off a Coates asssit and paired with Jessi Herbold on a block for back-to-back Islander points. The Tigers got a pint back but Lyons came up with a kill and Young recorded a solo block to extend the run. Kaylee Payne finished the run with a service ace.

Up Next
- The Islanders will face East Tennessee State on Saturday at noon EST in the team's final match of the Gamecock Invitational.

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