Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi volleyball team fell to LSU and USF at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday.
- The matches were part of the LSU Tiger Classic.
- The host Tigers won the first match of the day, 3-0, but the Islanders fought the Bulls all the way to the end, falling 3-2 in a thrilling five-set match.
Match One Key Statistics (LSU 3, Islanders 0)
- The Tigers won all three sets by scores of 25-10, 25-13 and 25-19.
- The Islanders best set came in the third as the team hig .286 with just three attacking errors.
- Madion Green led the way with nine kills, seven digs and six assists in the opening match. The junior hit .304 with just two attacking errors.
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Chloe Simon had seven kills and five digs. She also added a block and recorded an assist.
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Mackenzie Coates had 16 assists, three digs, two kills and a service ace.
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Jenna Krenek and
Liza Buzhanski each had five digs in the match.
Match Two Key Statistics (South Florida 3, Islanders 2)
- The Bulls took the first set, 25-16, but Texas A&M-Corpus Christi responded with a 25-19 second set win. USF would win the third, 25-17, and the Islanders battled back with a 25-20 fourth set win. In the fifth, the Bulls took the set and the match, 15-12.
- The Islanders hit .196 for the match while holding USF to just .163 with 26 attacking errors.
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Rachel Young had 12 kills to go along with three blocks and three digs. She hit .250 for the match.
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Jenna Lyons added a season-high 11 kills.
- Green recorded her ninth career double-double and her first career triple-double with 33 assists, 12 digs and 10 kills. She added a block and tied a career-high with three service aces.
- Simon had a career-high 11 digs to go along with 10 kills. She added a pair of blocks.
- Krenek had a career-high 26 digs with a service ace.
- Buzhanski and
Angel Felan each set career-highs in digs, recording 14 and 10, respectively.
Match Two Key Sequences
- In the second set, the Bulls looked to pull even with a 3-0 run that made it a 16-15 match. But the Islanders responded with a 3-0 run of their own to maintain a safe distance. The teams would trade points back and forth until the Islanders got back-to-back kills from Green and Simon to make it 23-18. A USF attack error gave Texas A&M-Corpus Christi set point at 24-18. The Bulls would get a point back on the next play but a kill from Simon gave the Islanders the second set to even the match.
- With the fourth set tied, 17-17, the Islanders went on a 5-1 run to take a 22-18 lead. After USF got a point back, Lyons came up with a kill to make it 23-19. A USF double-touch gave the Islanders set point at 24-19. The Bulls were able to manage another kill but
Sam Dumity put the set away with a kill off an assist from Green to give Texas A&M-Corpus Christi the set and even the match, 2-2.
Up Next
- The Islanders will take on Duke University on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m. on the final day of the LSU Tiger Classic.
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