Wednesday, September 20
College Station, Texas
7 p.m.
Mississippi State
7-4,0-1SEC
0
at
3
Texas A&M
9-2,1-0SEC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi St. | 20 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics
Bulldogs Drop SEC Opener At Texas A&M
September 20, 2023 | Volleyball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas โย Mississippi State volleyball fell in straight sets on Wednesday, dropping its SEC opener to Texas A&M in the Reed Arena.ย
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Texas A&M (9-2, 1-0 SEC) opened with a 25-20 opening set win. The Bulldogs (7-4, 0-1 SEC) kept it close in the final two frames, but the Aggies ultimately came away with a win.ย
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Karli Schmidt led State with nine kills on a .350 hitting percentage. Amina Shackelford followed behind Schmidt with eight kills and added three blocks.ย
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Middle blocker, Rebecca Walk registered seven kills on a .417 hitting mark and a team-leading four blocks. Sophie Agee came away with three kills and two blocks.ย
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Mississippi State's setting tandem of Alexa Fortin Goede and Emily Oerther teamed up for 23 assists. Goede distributed 15 assists, three digs and an ace, whereas Oether notched eight assists.ย
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Lauren Myrick sprawled out for eight digs, three assists and two aces donning the libero jersey.ย
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Next up is Mississippi State's SEC home opener which is set for Sunday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. against Alabama for a nationally televised matchup by SEC Network. Admission is free for all home volleyball matches at the Newell-Grissom Building with doors opening one hour prior to first serve.ย
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For more information on the Bulldog volleyball program, visitย HailState.comย or search for "HailStateVB" onย Twitter,ย Instagramย andย Facebook.
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Texas A&M (9-2, 1-0 SEC) opened with a 25-20 opening set win. The Bulldogs (7-4, 0-1 SEC) kept it close in the final two frames, but the Aggies ultimately came away with a win.ย
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Karli Schmidt led State with nine kills on a .350 hitting percentage. Amina Shackelford followed behind Schmidt with eight kills and added three blocks.ย
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Middle blocker, Rebecca Walk registered seven kills on a .417 hitting mark and a team-leading four blocks. Sophie Agee came away with three kills and two blocks.ย
ย
Mississippi State's setting tandem of Alexa Fortin Goede and Emily Oerther teamed up for 23 assists. Goede distributed 15 assists, three digs and an ace, whereas Oether notched eight assists.ย
ย
Lauren Myrick sprawled out for eight digs, three assists and two aces donning the libero jersey.ย
ย
Next up is Mississippi State's SEC home opener which is set for Sunday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. against Alabama for a nationally televised matchup by SEC Network. Admission is free for all home volleyball matches at the Newell-Grissom Building with doors opening one hour prior to first serve.ย
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For more information on the Bulldog volleyball program, visitย HailState.comย or search for "HailStateVB" onย Twitter,ย Instagramย andย Facebook.
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Players Mentioned
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/ VolleyballTeam Stats
MSU
TA&M
Kills
32
40
Errors
16
14
Attempts
88
81
Hitting %
.182
.321
Points
45.0
60.0
Assists
27
39
Aces
5
8
Blocks
8
12
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
3
Aces
2
Blocks
2
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