{"id":2694,"date":"2025-10-14T11:58:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/2694\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:58:27","slug":"tarleton-state-volleyball-heads-to-corpus-christi-for-islander-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/2694\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State Volleyball heads to Corpus Christi for Islander Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     Tarleton State Matches<\/p>\n<p>Match date: Thursday Sept. 11<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOpponent: Texas A&amp;M &#8211; Corpus Christi<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime: 6:30 p.m.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nStreaming: ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Match date: Friday Sept. 12<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nOpponent: Sam Houston State University<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTime: 3:00\u00a0p.m.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nStreaming: WAC International<\/p>\n<p>Quick Points:<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The Texans hosted their 2025 home opener at the Tarleton State Invitational, finishing the weekend 1-2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tarleton State opened the weekend against New Mexico. The Texans posted a 57 kills, their highest of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tarleton State finished 2-1 in their season opening tournament at Louisiana.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0On Thursday, the Texans totaled 15 total blocks against New Mexico, setting a new record for Tarleton State&#8217;s NCAA Division I Era.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Madison Rice-Lockett was selected for the Tarleton State Invitational All-Tournament Team tallying 43 kills over the weekend. She recorded her career-high of 18 kills in the match against New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/morgan-carter\/11938\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11938\" target=\"_blank\">Morgan Carter<\/a> has established herself in the libero role for the Texans. She posted 20 digs against PVAMU<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/megan-hodges\/11661\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11661\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Hodges<\/a> notched 30 assists against New Mexico, which is a season high for the senior. She also accounted for three of the nine service aces against PVAMU.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tarletonsports.com\/sports\/womens-volleyball\/roster\/madison-frank\/11660\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"11660\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Frank<\/a> totaled 9 blocks in the match against New Mexico, helping the Texans achieve their 15 total block Division 1 record high.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0First-year head coach Jazymne Johnson collected her first collegiate win with a sweep in the season opener. 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