Story Headlines
- The Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi volleyball team defeated Murray State, 3-1, on Saturday morning at Holloway Gymnasium in West Lafayette, Ind., on the campus of Purdue University.
- The Islanders improved to 8-6 on the season while the Racers fall to 6-6.
- The team's .377 attack percentage set a four-set program record that was set back in 2013 against Mississippi Valley State (.370, Sept. 13).
- The attack percentage on Saturday was the highest mark since a .461 three-set performance on Sept. 20, 2016, against Sam Houston State.
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Kylie Filipiak hit .524 for the match with a team-high 12 kills and just one attacking error. The sophomore had three digs, one block and an assist.
- All time, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is now 2-0 against Murray State. The two teams met back on Sept. 2, 2011, at the Valparaiso Tournament.
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Madison Green was named to the Stacey Clark Classic All-Tournament team.
Key Islander Statistics
- The Islanders hit .609 during the third set with 15 kills and just one errors.
- In the fourth set, Murray State hit just .097, committing six errors on 31 attacks.
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Eloise van Velthooven had eight kills with just one attacking errors. She also had one dig while hitting .389 for the match.
- Green registered 27 assists with six kills, five digs and one block.
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Carissa Barnes had five service aces, 23 digs and three assists.
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Rachel Young had seven kills with one assist.
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Sam Dumity hit .455 for the match with seven kills, five digs, three blocks and one assist.
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Chloe Simon had six kills to go along with two service aces and six digs defensively.
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Faith Panhans had 16 assists and three service aces. Defensively she added a pair of digs.
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Kaylee Payne had two service aces and three digs.
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Up Next
- The Islanders will hit the road for a pair of conference matches next week with trips to Nacogdoches, Texas, on Thursday, Sept. 26, to take on Stephen F. Austin at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 28, A&M-Corpus Christi faces Abilene Christian at 1 p.m. in Abilene, Texas.
