HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Texas State volleyball returns home with two wins after sweeping Southern Miss on Saturday afternoon.
Highlighted by a 12 kill and 11 dig double-double from
Samantha Wunsch, she worked alongside
Bailey Hanner's seven kill and eight block night to help the Bobcats to a 3-0 win.
Maggie Walsh also had an all-around day with eight kills, 10 digs and four blocks while
Alyssa Clark dug 16 balls in the three-setter.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Bobcats were down most of the way through the first set but rallied back to find a 25-23 set win. Both sides were plagues with errors and hit sub .100, but the Bobcat block helped Texas State find an edge with seven to the Golden Eagles one. That, along with four kills with her two blocks from
Bailey Hanner helped Texas State to win the first set.
The Golden Eagles led early on again in the second set, carrying an 11-14 lead as the team's neared the media time out. From there, though, Texas State went on a 4-0 run spearheaded by four straight kills from Wunsch to take a 15-14 lead at the media time out. From there, the Bobcats pushed out to a further 17-14 lead before the Golden Eagles called a second timeout. From there, Texas State finished the set with a 25-20 win to take the 2-0 lead. Texas State improved its attack in set two, swinging 15-5-33 for a .303 attack percentage. Wunsch led the way with eight kills in the second set.
The Bobcats were dominant in set three, with the team swinging 15-3-28 with 3.0 blocks. Highlighting the third set was a .833 attack percentage from Maggie Walhs who had five kills on six swings.
Brooke Bentke also came alive in the third set wit three blocks and two kills. Texas State limited the Golden Eagles to just six kills while they swung in the negative en route to the 25-11 set three win.
After today's three set win, Texas State is 12-11 on the season and 7-5 in Sun Belt play.
STAT LEADERS
SCORES BY SET
- 1st | Texas State 25, Southern Miss 23
- 2nd | Texas State 25, Southern Miss 20
- 3rd | Texas State 25, Southern Miss 11
UP NEXT
The team will return home for Alumni Weekend / Senior Night against James Madison on Nov. 7 and 8. The matches will all be streamed on ESPN+ or fans can purchase tickets at txst.com/tickets.
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