SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Texas State Volleyball posted its best hitting percentage in the last three matches but were unable to limit a San Diego State team that took the match in three sets thanks to a .435 hitting percentage [48-11-85].
Senior
Brooke Bentke was the only Bobcat (7-12 overall, 2-6 Pac-12) to finish in double figure kills (11) while redshirt freshman
Ashley Euston posted the best hitting percentage at .500 [7-1-12] against the Aztecs (12-6 overall, 7-1 Pac-12).
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: 25-21
Bentke had her best single-set performance in the first as the senior registered four kills on six attempts for a .667 hitting percentage. The Aztecs beat the Bobcats on offense, 17 kills to 13, but Texas State kept things close at the tape, tying San Diego State in blocks with one. Euston and junior
Caelyn Robel combined for the single block. At the service line, no one team had a better performance than the other as both sides posted two service aces. The score was also tied a total of four times, and the lead exchanged hands a total of two times.
Set 2: 25-19
The second frame saw the Aztecs post their best single-set hitting percentage of the afternoon with a .667 [17-1-24]. On the other side of the net, Texas State posted a .304 with 12 kills and five attack errors on 23 total attempts. Bentke continued to lead the Bobcats' offense with a team-high four kills in the second set. At the net, fifth year
India Bennett tallied a solo block for the Bobcats' only block of the frame. Libero
Jasmine Purakal helped the Bobcats to six digs to the Aztecs' four as the fifth year finished the set with three.
Set 3: 25-19
In the final set of the afternoon, the teams tied in total kills at 14, but hitting errors proved to be the difference maker as the Bobcats posted eight attacking errors to San Diego State's five. Sophomore
Peyton McKee took the reins in the third set, leading with five kills on a .200 hitting clip [5-3-10]. Texas State's back row turned in a 10-dig performance compared to San Diego State's seven while Bennett and senior
Dylan Gilkey combined for one team block.
NOTABLES
- All five of Texas State's starting hitters recorded at least five kills with Brooke Bentke leading with 11.
- Both Peytobn McKee and Ashley Euston were second in kills with seven.
- Ashley Euston was the most efficient hitter for the Bobcats, posting a .500 hitting percentage [7-1-12].
- The Bobcats finished Saturday with three team blocks. Fifth year India Bennett led with two.
- Jasmine Purakal led in digs with five.
- Camryn Kimes anchored Texas State at the service line with two service aces.
- Dylan Gilkey posted a season-high 32 assists.
UP NEXT
The Bobcats stay on the road, taking on the Gonzaga Bulldogs in Spokane, Wash., on Oct. 22. First serve is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT and will be broadcast on the Pac-12 YouTube channel.
