SAN MARCOS, Texas – One thousand, two hundred eighteen fans were treated to an exhilarating match that saw Texas State (15-7, 7-1 Sun Belt) register its fifth consecutive sweep with Troy (15-4, 5-2 Sun Belt) being its victim (37-35, 25-16, 25-13) Friday night at Strahan Arena.  
 
"That was fun and that was for all the fans," said head coach Karen Chisum. "I told the kids at the end that the first set was pure guts, character, and belief in the team because we were not supposed to win that set. I was proud of them and although we did not start strong, I saw the more we played and the stronger we got."  
 
The Bobcat faithful witnessed a record-setting set at home that featured 72 points between two teams. The last time Texas State was in a set that saw 70-plus points scored dates back to Nov. 3, 2009 when the Maroon and Gold topped UT Arlington 41-39 in the second set in Arlington, Texas. The Bobcats won that match in straight sets also.  
 
The offense for Texas State continues to roll as they logged its third consecutive game hitting .330 or better and have turned in seven-straight matches with five or more service aces. They also matched a season-high 14 blocks after collecting 11 over the last two matches combined. The win moves the Bobcats streak to 19 in home conference matches dating back to 2017 and is now 11-0 all-time vs. the Trojans.
 
Senior outside hitter Cheyenne Huskey turned in her seventh double-double on the year as she hit a match-high .552 behind 18 kills and dug out 11 balls. Huskey paced all players with three aces on the night and was one of three Bobcats to register five blocks (one solo). Freshman outside Lauren Teske added seven kills, while junior middle Tyeranee Scott and sophomore outside Janell Fitzgerald both chipped in six kills. Scott recorded a match-high six blocks and Fitzgerald had five blocks in the contest. Sophomore middle Jillian Slaughter was the final Bobcat that had five blocks which included one solo block and finished with three kills. Sophomore setter Emily DeWalt had 38 assists, three blocks, two aces and one kill, and junior libero Brooke Johnson logged 10 digs in the victory.
 
Junior outside hitter Cheyenne Hays led the Trojans with 13 kills and had seven digs in the loss. Freshman middle hitter Julia Brooks was behind her with 12 kills (.400). Sophomore setter Amara Anderson handed out 35 assists and logged eight digs, and sophomore libero Lacey Jeffcoat had a match-high 18 digs.
 
Set 1
The Trojans started off with the momentum and led for the majority of the set before senior DS Micah Dinwiddie's service ace gave the Bobcats their first lead at 25-24. From that moment, 11 ties were recorded, and the Bobcats had set point four times in what was the highest point total in a single set at home for the Bobcats. Texas State finally got over the hump after Huskey landed her eighth kill of the set and DeWalt finished it off with an ace to win the frame 37-35.
 
Set 2
The tightly contested battled continued in the second stanza as TXST led Troy 15-13 by the media timeout. After the Trojans scored the first point out of the break, the Bobcats scored five-in-a-row to burn through the rest of Troy's timeouts and took 20-14 lead. Texas State went on to win the set 25-16.
 
Set 3
It was all Bobcats in the third set as they jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead that grew to 15-9 at the media timeout. The Maroon and Gold closed the set on a 10-4 run highlighted by a 5-0 burst to end the match with a 25-13 victory.   
 
Sun Belt Conference play continues for Texas State when they matchup against South Alabama at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 in Strahan Arena.
 
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