Box Score COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas State volleyball team's comeback efforts came up short as they fell to Texas A&M 3-1 (11-25, 25-19, 21-25, 20-25) Thursday night at Reed Arena, bringing their record to 3-5 this season.
 
"Excluding the first set, we were in the match but had too many errors," said head coach Karen Chisum. "I thought we passed pretty well. But no aces, 11 service errors and a .090 hitting percentage is not a winning recipe. It was another good opportunity we let slip away. Hats off to Texas A&M. Now we have to think about our two matches tomorrow."
 
Despite holding the Aggies (5-1) to a .171 hitting percentage, the Bobcats hit .090 and registered zero service aces for the second time this season. Texas A&M held the advantage in all statistical measures including aces (6-0), assists (44-42), digs (51-43), and blocks (13-9). The Bobcats are now 6-26 in the all-time series vs. the Aggies.
 
Sophomore outside hitter Janell Fitzgerald led the Bobcats in kills with 11 and added two blocks. Senior outside Cheyenne Huskey and junior Tyeranee Scott followed with nine kills, and Scott logged a team-best six blocks. Sophomore setter Emily DeWalt had a match-high 34 assists and eight digs, and junior defensive specialist Brooke Johnson paced the team with nine digs and turned in four assists.  
    
Texas A&M's senior outside hitter Hollan Hans led all players with 12 kills and had seven assists and one ace, while freshman outside hitter Lauren Davis finished with 11 kills. Junior middle blocker Makena Patterson nearly recorded a double-double with nine kills and a match-high nine blocks. Junior setter Camille Conner led the Aggie offense with 33 assists and paced the team with two aces, and senior libero Camila Gomez had a match-high 23 digs.  
 
 
Set 1
The Aggies went wire-to-wire and jumped out to a 14-2 lead before the Bobcats woke up and later trimmed the deficit as little as eight points, 16-8. A&M got the lead back up to double-digits, however, and won the set 25-11. Huskey led TXST with three kills in the set.
 
Set 2
The Bobcats returned the favor and led the entirety of the second frame, putting together a 15-7 run to open the set. After the media timeout, the Aggies began to mount a comeback by scoring eight of the next 12 points to force a Bobcat timeout. Although Texas A&M continued to chip away at the lead and got within four points at 22-18, the Bobcats overcame the threat and won the set 25-19 after a kill from Fitzgerald to even the match at one set a piece.
 
Set 3
The third set was a tight one that featured 11 ties and five lead changes. Texas State led 3-1 before A&M went on a 5-0 scoring run to secure the match's first lead change. Four ties later, the Bobcats strung together consecutive points to regain the lead at 12-10 just for the Aggies to score three unanswered, forcing the Bobcats into a timeout down 13-12. Later with the score tied at 16, Texas A&M created some distance with a 6-1 run to build the set's largest lead at 22-17 and ultimately won the set, 25-21.
 
Set 4
Texas A&M held an early 9-5 advantage and built its lead to as many as six points at 17-11. The Bobcats continued to fight and scored seven of the next 11 points, but the Aggies staved off the comeback to win the set, 25-20.
 
Up next for Texas State are two matches on Sept. 13 vs. UT-Rio Grande Valley (12:30 p.m.) and Northwestern State (5 p.m.).
 
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