CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi volleyball team is back in action this weekend as they host Incarnate Word in a top half of the Southland standings matchup. The match is scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. inside the Dugan Wellness Center, as it is the Family Weekend game.
The Islanders enter the match atop the conference with a 3-0 record and carry a 5-9 record overall. TAMU-CCÂ carries the second-longest winning streak in the conference, winning three matches in a row.Â
In their most recent match, the Islanders are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Houston Christian on Thursday. They took the first two sets 25-22 before wrapping up the match with a third-set win, 25-23.
Kenna Buchanan led the way with a game-high 13 kills in the match. As a team, the Islanders had their second-best team hitting percentage of the season, .323, and had a season-low 10 hitting errors.Â
Ava Hight andÂ
Virginia Van Der Werff continued to split duties in the setter rotation, as the duo finished with 21 and 17 assists, respectively. Behind Buchanan,
Hadley Burger and
Kaitlyn Aleshire each finished with eight kills in the match. The eight kills for Aleshire are her most so far through conference play this season.
UIW enters the match coming off their first defeat in conference play after falling at UTRGV 3-1 on Thursday. The Cardinals are 4-8 overall on the season and 2-1 in Southland play. TAMU-CC have owned the overall series against Incarnate Word historically, leading the series 21-4, but the Cardinals have won three of the last four meetings. UIW captured wins in both matchups last season, with each going the distance to five sets.
Saturday's match can be seen live on ESPN+ with
Steven King on the call, and live stats will also be available to follow along as the match happens.
Match 15 // A&M-Corpus Christi vs Incarnate Word
Date: Saturday, October 3
Time: 1:00Â p.m. CT
Location: Dugan Wellness Center // Corpus Christi, TX
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