JONESBORO, Ark. (10/27/23) – Texas State amassed 17 blocks on Friday night, as the Arkansas State volleyball team dropped a 3-1 (25-18, 24-26, 25-13, 25-16) decision to the Bobcats inside First National Bank Arena.
Middle blocker Jade Defraeye accounted for eight denials to lead the Bobcats (15-7, 8-3 SBC), while Tegan Seyring led A-State (12-11, 2-9) with a match-high 13 kills.
Kaitlin Whitlock registered her team-leading 10th double-double of the season, tallying 10 kills and 14 digs. Whitlock and Mia Maloney tied for the team lead in digs. Haley Glunz added seven kills and a team-high four blocks.
The Red Wolves took the first three points of the match, but the Bobcats later took momentum with a 4-0 run that put them ahead 12-9 following an ace by Maggie Walsh. Texas State expanded its lead to as much as seven before A-State rallied to within three after a kill by Ilayda Dincer. Samantha Wunsch later clinch the set with a kill to give the visitors a 1-0 lead in the contest.
In the second frame, A-State overcame a six-point deficit to lead 20-17 after a Whitlock ace. Texas State then reclaimed the lead and was two points shy of taking a two-set lead at 23-21, but the Scarlet and Black claimed five of the next six points to even the match at a set apiece with a set victory in extra points.
Texas State regained momentum in the third set, in which it never trailed to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
A-State owned an early three-point lead in the fourth set after a kill by Valeria Ortiz, but Texas State overtook the Red Wolves with a 7-1 run that put the count at 12-7. After A-State cut the margin back to two, the Bobcats grew their lead back out to nine before clinching the match on a kill by KJ Johnson, who led Texas State with nine kills.
NEXT UP
Arkansas State looks to bounce back against Texas State on Saturday, with first serve inside First National Bank Arena slated for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
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