Troy University Athletics
Troy University
13-10,11-2Sun Belt
Texas State
17-7,10-3Sun Belt
Troy Falls To Texas State
11/3/2023 11:04:00 PM | Volleyball
TROY, Ala. – Troy fell to Texas State in four sets, 3-1 (16-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-14) inside Trojan Arena on Friday evening. Troy looks to bounce back tomorrow at 2 p.m.
Troy (13-10, 11-2 SBC) rallied behind Tori Hester's 17 kills and 15 digs. Offensively, the Trojans posted 57 kills as opposed to the Bobcats 52 through the match.
The Trojans were quick to take a set off the Bobcats behind 20 kills as opposed to their 10. Maleah Howe slammed down back-to-back kills to give the Trojans a five-point lead at 10-5. Service errors on both sides of the court, followed by a kill from Hester, saw the Trojans extend their lead to eight points at the 19-11 mark. Hester closed the door to set one with a kill to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead in the match.
The Bobcats bounced back in set two. After capitalizing on Trojan errors and a kill from Samantha Wunsch, they built a lead of six points, scoring 12-6. Audrey Worthington laid one down at the 12-20 mark to keep the deficit at eight points. Capitalizing on bad sets and a service error brought the Trojans within seven points. Texas State rallied behind a KJ Johnson kill to tie the match at 1-1.
The Bobcats took sets three and four, behind 12 and 15 kills, respectively, to seal the match.
The Trojans dished out 51 assists in the match, with 41 coming from Janelle Stuempfig. On the defensive front, the Trojans posted 67 digs, with four Trojans posting double figures.
Johnson led Texas State (17-7, 10-3) with 17 kills with 10 digs. Defensively, the Bobcats were led by Alyssa Ortega with 16 digs, while at the net, Wunsch and Jade Defraeye recorded six blocks each. At the net, the Bobcats out-blocked the Trojans with 11 blocks as opposed to the Trojans' four.
The next matchup between the Trojans and the Bobcats will take place Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Trojan Arena.
Quote from Josh Lauer
"We out-killed them tonight. The difference in the game was we were a little too high-haired in sets two, three and four. They got after us a bit from the service line with a couple of different stretches, and then when we stabilized that, we had a hard time of getting our offense going. So, we need to be a little more stable tomorrow in our service/receive game. We need to make a complete blocking adjustment to slow them down when they are in good pass situations."
Stat Leaders
Kills: Tori Hester - 17
Assists: Janelle Stuempfig – 51
Digs: Tori Hester – 15
Blocks: Julia Brooks – 3
Aces: Sara Bates – 1
Set By Set:
Set One: 25-16
Set Two: 25-17
Set Three: 25-20
Set Four: 25-14
