Texas A&M drops to Georgia as the series opener – Texas A&M Athletics

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas Texas A&M volleyball (10-5, 3-2 SEC) dropped their series opener with Georgia Bulldogs (5-10, 1-3 SEC) on Thursday night and dropped three sets (21-25, 20-25, 17-25) .

Morgan Christon double-digit kills were recorded for the third consecutive match Camille Conner showed the way in the grant column (25). In defense, Macy Carrabine dug the match’s highest 16 digs Mallory Talbert and Ciera “CiCi” Hecht commanded the block in four pieces.

Georgia opened the match 4-1 rounds, but the Bulldog attack errors and the block to Conner and Talbert’s right blocked the series with four. The AC culminated in the Georgia lead 11-9, but Christon’s left-hand card tips led to a draw of 14. Hecht came to fly from the back row and end the 3-0 Georgia run, but the Bulldogs took the first set, 25-21.

Christon’s sixth loss in the match tied the second set through the starting points. Strong rejection on the left pin Lauren Davis saw Aggies pull one forward, but Georgia scored two straight points and forced Aggies to time out and stayed 8-7. The Bulldogs were able to pull forward with five and hold a 17-12 lead, forcing a new A&M timeout. Maroon & White fought for a couple of set points for the Bulldogs, but Georgia held on to victory 25-20.

In the remaining decisive round, Aggies paid back in a 3-0 round, which was cut in half by the Hecht block only due to Georgia. The Bulldogs took control and led 20-14 before Georgia’s error and the block to Talbert’s right opened Aggies ’3-0 goal. The Bulldogs made five sets and grabbed the third set, 25-17.

NEXT

Texas A&M will end its two game series with Georgia on Friday at 7 p.m. Fans who have a ticket to a football match against Alabama to be played on Saturday will get free admission to the volleyball match by showing their ticket at the door. In addition, the first 500 fans will receive a Reedling Brothers Match Day hat and a 12th Man Centennial statue.

BIRD BITS
Texas A&M head coach, Laura “Bird” Kuhn
General ideas about the match …

“You have to show up every night. They (Georgia) overtook us. We have to answer and we always talk about our answer. There is no opponent where you can just go through the suggestions.”

The meaning of the Dig Pink match

“Dig Pink is always a special night for us. My friend Shayna (Fabrizio) has survived breast cancer and she served our honorable mention on the first night. It means a lot to our families and fans, 12th man, hosting this is always great to see this support and it’s something really special us. “

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