SAN MARCOS, Texas – In what was arguably its most sound night of volleyball this season, the Texas State volleyball team (13-7, 5-1 Sun Belt) registered its third consecutive sweep and eighth of the year by taking care of Georgia State (5-11, 1-4 Sun Belt) 25-10, 25-6, 25-17 Friday night at Strahan Arena.
 
"I told the kids that we are pretty good and steady right now but by November we still have to be better," said head coach Karen Chisum. "We have to keep making that climb and I think I saw signs of that in the first two sets. We dominated and had very few errors, in fact, only one through the first two. That was great, and we really had a great crowd tonight. I am glad that we did it on a special night as we raised money for breast cancer awareness."  
 
The Bobcats improved its home winning streak to six by setting the tone offensively with numerous standout performances. Five Bobcats logged a .400 hitting percentage or better and as a unit, the Bobcats hit .429 while holding the Panthers to a -.012 percentage. TXST takes an 11-2 advantage in the all-time vs. GSU and has won the last eight meetings.
 
Freshman outside hitter Lauren Teske led the Bobcats in kills for the third time this season. The Schertz, Texas native landed nine kills (.412 hitting percentage) followed by junior middle blocker Tyeranee Scott's eight kills and .438 attacking percentage. Scott also paced the team with five blocks. Sophomore Jillian Slaughter hit a match-high .778 after turning in seven kills on nine errorless kills. Sophomore setter Emily DeWalt logged a match-high 29 assists and recorded four digs, three kills, two aces and two blocks, including one solo block. Senior outside Cheyenne Huskey led the team with 11 digs and three aces to go along with six kills and four blocks, and junior libero Brooke Johnson finished with 10 digs and one ace.   
 
Georgia State's senior outside hitter Morgan Hash and junior middle hitter Meisheia Griffin led the team with five kills apiece, while junior setter Jordan Shoemaker paced the offense with 15 assists and added six digs and one block. Sophomore libero Lauren Bandera led the defense with 11 digs, and junior right side Dzemila Hadzic, freshman DS Ryan Spicer-Gordon and freshman DS Jillian Kilgroe all tallied one ace.
 
Set 1
The Bobcats created a 13-4 margin behind a massive 10-0 run that forced the Panthers to burn through both of their timeouts early. GSU had no answers as TXST continued to show its dominance and won the set 25-10. Scott hit .667 with three kills on six errorless swings to lead all players.
 
Set 2
Texas State followed the first set with another fast start and led 11-1 by the time Georgia State used both of its timeouts. The Bobcats held the Panthers to just six points and registered just one error in the frame. The Cats led by as many as 17 points and DeWalt sealed the stanza with a solo block to win it 25-6.
 
Set 3
The Bobcats started the third frame with the lead, but despite a 9-8 advantage, the home team called their first timeout of the night to slow down a Panther 4-3 burst. After exchanging points, The Bobcats ripped off a 5-1 run to go ahead 15-10, forcing a GSU timeout. Texas State never looked back and scored 10 of the final 17 points to secure the sweep with a 25-17 victory.
 
Next up for the Bobcats is a 6:30 p.m. match Oct. 12 vs. Georgia Southern at Strahan Arena.
 
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