SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State volleyball team earned a 3-1 (25-17, 25-22, 15-25, 25-16) victory over TCU Tuesday night inside Strahan Coliseum.

The contest doubled as the 11th Annual Pink Match for the Bobcats (14-7), who held a silent auction and took donations for Pink Heals Hays County. The triumph was the first over the Horned Frogs (9-8) since Sept. 25, 2007 and the first over a Big 12 Conference program since Sept. 10, 2013 (Baylor).
 
TXST earned its sixth win a row and was led offensively by sophomores Amy Pflughaupt and Megan Porter. Both finished with double-doubles, with Pflughaupt providing 18 digs and 10 kills. Porter chipped in 14 kills and 13 digs. Junior Madison Daigle (13 kills, .500 attack percentage, eight blocks) and senior Jaliyah Bolden (nine kills, eight blocks) had monster nights in the middle, while sophomore Micah Dinwiddie had 16 digs.
 
Senior Erin Hoppe posted 39 assists and tied her career high with 14 digs for her first double-double of the season.

Texas State came out firing to lay claim to the opening set by a 25-17 margin. The maroon and gold was powered by a raucous crowd to surge ahead 12-4. The Bobcats never looked back, as the visitors were unable to get closer than six points.
 
The second period saw TXST wrap up a 25-22 triumph. A double block from Daigle and Bolden put Texas State on top 3-2 early, and the Bobcats led the rest of the way. They initially took a 10-5 advantage before climbing on top 20-14. TCU closed the gap to 23-21, but Texas State was able to chop up the final three points to move ahead two games to none.
 
The visitors were able to put an end to the Bobcats' 17-set win streak by securing the third 25-15, but the home team cruised in the fourth 25-16 to wrap up the evening. The final period again saw Texas State race out to a 10-4 lead that eventually swelled to 20-9.

Allye Beth Deaton compiled 12 kills and 11 digs for the visitors. Abigail Buckingham and Anna Walsh each notched 11 kills, and Dani Dennison tallied 20 digs. The duo of Lamprini Konstantinidou (20) and Kaylee Smith (18) combined for 38 assists.
 
Texas State had match highs in kills (53-45), attack percentage (.179-.121), assists (49-42), digs (77-63), and blocks (12-10). Both sides had a solo ace.
 
The maroon and gold will jump back into Sun Belt Conference play with a home match against UTA at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 10 inside Strahan Coliseum.
 
TEXAS STATE COACH KAREN CHISUM
Opening Statement…
"This team has shown so much resilience and confidence during this winning streak. I cannot say enough right now about Erin Hoppe. She is doing a great job of distributing the ball. We don't have a star on the floor. That's what I like about this team. We have four or five hitters and a great defense around them. That was a huge win. That was fun. We knew TCU was going to come back after we won the first two sets because they are a good team. But I'm so proud of this team for coming back and taking that fourth set."
 
On playing inside Strahan Coliseum again…
"I loved it tonight. Just look at the crowd. Those junior high kids and all of our fans helped us create a homecourt advantage. They welcomed us back home, and I really enjoyed that. We don't have too many road matches left this season, so I'm excited to see our fans the rest of the year. Also, I'm glad our team got this win so they can fully enjoy being inside Strahan Coliseum."
 
On the 11th Annual Pink Match…
"I can't give enough credit to my associate head coach Tracy Smith. She puts this all together. This is both a Bobcat and Hays County effort. It was really nice to see the pink fire truck. Our team was able to get out there and see it and learn what it's all about. That really touched our girls. I think we all know somebody who has had to deal with cancer. This was a great turnout, and I hope we raised a lot of money."
 
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