Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi volleyball team opened the 2019 season with a split at the University of Houston Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup on Friday in Houston, Texas.
- The Islanders fell to UTA, 3-2, but rebounded to sweep host Houston in the evening session, 3-0.
- All-time against Houston, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi moved to 1-1 with Friday's victory. The only other meeting between the two programs came back in 2014 in Corpus Christi at the Emerald Beach Islanders Classic.
- The weekend tournament central page can be found
HERE.
Match Key Statistics
- The Islanders hit .295 for the match, recording 49 kills to the Cougars' 30.
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Kylie Filipiak and
Sam Dumity each tied for a match-high 11 kills in the wining effort.
- Filipiak hit .348 and added nine digs and an assist.
- Dumity had seven digs, two assists, a block and a service ace while hitting .333 with just three attacking errors.
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Carissa Barnes had 17 digs with six assists and three service aces.
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Madison Green hit .417 with six kills and just one errors. She had 32 assists and four digs.
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Chloe Simon had nine kills with six digs and four assists. She hit .389 with just two errors.
- Eloise Van Velthooven had seven kills.
- The Islanders came back in the first set to win 27-25. A&M-Corpus Christi took the second set 25-18, hitting .407 in the frame. In the third, the Islanders won 25-23 to take the match.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will take on Arizona State at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 on the final day of the Flo Hyman Collegiate Cup at the University of Houston. Live stats can be found
HERE.
