Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi volleyball team fell to UT-Rio Grande Valley, 3-0, on Tuesday evening at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas.
- UTRGV improves to 7-4 on the year while the Islanders fall to 1-9 overall.
- Tuesday was the second installment of the
South Texas Showdown presented by NavyArmy Credit Union.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Vaqueros took all three sets by scores of 25-15, 25-22 and 25-19.
- The Islanders were led by Madison green who had 23 assists, eight digs, seven kills and a service ace. She hit .412 for the match with no errors.
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Jenna Krenek had 15 digs and added the other service ace for A&M-Corpus Christi.
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Kylie Filipiak,
Rachel Young,
Eloise van Velthooven and
Sam Dumity each recorded a block.
- Filipiak had five kills and also added eight digs.
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Chloe Simon had nine digs and four kills.
- Young had five assists and three kills.
- Dumity added four kills and two digs.
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Liza Buzhanski had seven digs defensively.
Key Islander Sequence
- The Islanders got off to a quick start in the second set and took an early lead. Trailing 2-1,
Sam Dumity and
Kylie Filipiak combined for a block to tie it up, 2-2. A UTRGV attacking error put the Islanders up, 3-2. After giving a point back on a kill, UTRGV committed a service error as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi took a 4-3 lead in the set.
Up Next
- A&M-Corpus Christi will play in the Mizzou Invitational this weekend in Columbia, Mo. The Islanders will take on host Missouri (11 a.m.) and Drake (7 p.m.) on Friday, followed by a Saturday noon contest against Ohio University. The next home action for Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is on Thursday, Sept. 20, against Nicholls State. Fans can find the entire 2018 promotional schedule
HERE. Tickets can be purchased online
HERE.
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