SAN MARCOS, Texas (10/18/24) – Arkansas State volleyball dropped a 3-0 (23-25, 171-25, 25-20) decision to Texas State Friday night to open a two-match series inside Strahan Arena.

A-State (15-4, 5-2 SBC) hit .243 as a squad but the Bobcats (11-7, 5-2) countered with eight service aces and a .291 clip. Three Texas State attackers accounted for double-digit kills, led by Samantha Wunsch with 12.

Grace Wiley led the Scarlet and Black with 10 kills, while Addison Collum hit .636 with seven kills on 11 error-free swings. Daedrianna Cail tallied five blocks, with Collum accounting for four in the match.

The match opened with a back-and-forth first set, but the Red Wolves were the first squad to 20 points on back-to-back aces from Sarah Martinez, who corralled a match-high 19 digs, to make it 20-18. Texas State answered with a 4-0 run to reclaim a 23-21 lead. After the hosts owned set point up 24-22, Kaitlin Whitlock kept the frame alive with a kill, but Bailey Hanner clinched the set for Texas State with one of her 10 kills.

Texas State used a three-point swing early in the second set to take a 13-9 lead, expanding it to as much as six on an ace from Alyssa Ortega. A-State rallied to within three, but could not surmount the deficit as the Bobcats won 25-17 to take a two-set lead in the contest.

A-State bounced back to open the third set, leading 10-6 before Texas State went on a 9-1 run to lead 15-11. The Bobcats' lead expanded to four, but the Red Wolves clawed back to halve the margin at 21-19. Texas State went on to win four of the final five points in the match to seal the win.

NEXT UP

Arkansas State looks to bounce back Saturday afternoon against the Bobcats. First serve inside Strahan Arena is slated for 1 p.m., and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN Plus.

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