SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State volleyball team turned in its third sweep of the 2019 campaign with a dominating performance over George Washington Friday night at Strahan Arena. The Bobcats are now 7-5 on the year and are on a four-match winning streak.
 
"That was a complete game," said head coach Karen Chisum. "We had the best performance of the season offensively and I thought we played pretty good defense too. Our kids needed this not only for their confidence, but to recognize that when we do not have all of those silly errors, we are going to be very good."
 
The Bobcats outplayed the Colonials (6-6) in every statistical measure, highlighted by a season-best .434 hitting percentage with 39 kills on 76 swings and only six errors. Senior outside hitter Cheyenne Huskey led the charge for the home team with a season-high .591 clip, logging 13 kills on 22 errorless swings. Huskey also paced the team with eight digs and added one ace. Sophomore setter Emily DeWalt had a solid night directing the ship with 31 assists and matched her season-high of three aces to go along with four digs and three blocks. Junior middle blocker Tyeranee Scott led the team in blocks for the fifth time this season with four and chipped in seven kills in the sweep.
    
In the rough outing for the Colonials, the team hit .012 and mustered only two blocks in the setback. Senior outside hitter Skylar Iott led the team with seven kills and was followed by graduate outside Paty Valle who had six kills. Senior setter Jaimeson Lee led the team with 15 assists, nine digs, and two aces, while graduate middle blocker had a team-high two kills and matched Lee's two aces.
 
Set 1
After a tight beginning to the frame, the Bobcats used a massive 14-2 rally halfway through the set to lead the Colonials 20-11. Texas State went on to score five of the final seven points to win the opening set 25-13.
 
Set 2
George Washington had no answers for the Bobcats as they opened the stanza with a 12-6 advantage and grew their margin to as many as 11 with the count at 21-10. The Colonials scored a few late points but ultimately fell 25-17. Texas State never trailed in the second set.
 
Set 3
The Bobcats continued to roll in the third frame and did not relinquish the lead again after an ace by senior defensive specialist Rylie Fuentes put them ahead 5-4.  When the score was tied at nine, TXST hit another gear and rattled off 11 unanswered points to take a commanding 21-9 lead and won the set 25-12.
 
The Bobcats will conclude the Creeds & Crests Classic tomorrow with a 2 p.m. match vs. Sam Houston State.
 
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