News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
NORMAN – The Texas A&M volleyball team returned to the win column as it swept Oklahoma Wednesday evening in the McCasland Field House, 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-13).
A&M (16-7, 7-6 SEC) snapped its three-match slide with a dominant straight-set victory versus Oklahoma (12-9, 6-7 SEC). The Maroon & White’s efficiency was the difference in the match, as they recorded 42 kills on 81 swings with only six errors, resulting in a .444 hitting percentage which is their highest as a group this season.
The Aggies took the lead early in the match behind a balance of offense and defense, as the team hit seven kills, three blocks and an ace paired with four Sooner errors (15-10). Three-straight A&M kills had Oklahoma huddling up, as it called it first timeout of the match, 18-10. The Sooners forged an 8-5 run of their own, as head coach Jamie Morrison gathered his squad (23-18). The team answered the call and claimed the opener, 25-21.
Trading points to open the second, the Aggies created separation to lead by three (10-7). Oklahoma battled back to knot the teams at 11, but A&M pushed back to have a two-point advantage at the media timeout (15-13). Holding their rhythm, the Maroon & White tacked on one to their lead as the Sooners called a break, 18-15. It was all Aggies out of the timeout, as they took the set (25-18) and double their advantage in the match, 2-0.
Carrying all the momentum into the third, A&M raced out to an 11-3 lead forcing Oklahoma’s first timeout of the set. The onslaught continued, as the Maroon & White didn’t let the hosts get close and won the frame by 12 points with Morgan Perkins dealing the final blow with her seventh kill of the match.
STAT LEADERS
Kills – Logan Lednicky – 12
Hitting Percentage (Min. 10 kills) – Logan Lednicky – .381
Assists – Maddie Waak – 32
Aces – Ellee Stinson, Maddie Waak – 2
Digs – Ava Underwood – 7
Blocks – Logan Lednicky, Ifenna Cos-Okpalla, Morgan Perkins, Taylor Humphrey – 3
COACH’S QUOTES
Head coach Jamie Morrison on today’s match …
“This one felt great. The SEC is a grind and it’s a battlefield every time you play and it’s hard to stay true to your principals and I thought we did a really good job of that today.”
Morrison on getting back in the win column …
“I think it’s the fashion that we bounced back in which I was happy with. We got dialed in and played really low error and did a good job across the board. We also played with good balance getting kills in a lot of different directions so I’m really happy with how today went.”
UP NEXT
The Maroon & White return home to host Georgia Friday, Nov. 22, with first serve set for 6:30 p.m.