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vs. Sam Houston <\/p>\n
9\/12\/2025 | 3 P.M. <\/p>\n
\n WAC International
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\n Sep. 12 (Fri) \/ 3 P.M.
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\n vs.\u00a0Sam Houston
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\n STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State Volleyball dropped the opener of the Islanders Classic, 3-0, against the Texas A&M- Corpus Christi.
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\nThe Texans (3-4) played their first of two matches in Corpus Christi against the Islanders (2-4). Tarleton State will take on Sam Houston in their second and final game of the Islanders Classic against Sam Houston at 4 p.m. on Friday.
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\nMadison Rice-Lockett led the squad for the fourth-straight match posting 13 kills while hitting .303. She notched her first double-double adding a team-best 12 digs. Emma Burke<\/a> led the team for the sixth match of the year notching five. Megan Hodges<\/a> tallied a team-high 14 assists.
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\nThe Islanders controlled the first set early on. TAMU-CC broke out to a 6-1 advantage. The Texans later strung together a pair of point to cut into the Islander lead, 10-6. The Texans use a 3-0 run to cut their deficit to three yet again, 13-10. Corpus Christi distanced themselves from the Purple and White to take the lead, 20-13. The Islanders closed the set with a kill and an ace to take the first set, 25-15.
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\nIn the second set, the Texans jumped out to an early lead. Tarleton State utilized a 8-1 burst to take their first lead of the match, 8-3. A pair of kills from Taylynn Biggs<\/a>, a kill from LaNeah Lara<\/a> and a service ace from Victoria Fontenot<\/a> fueled the run. The Texans maintained their lead later in the set holding a 19-13 advantage. The Islanders responded quickly running off five consecutive points to tie the stanza at 21. Facing set point, trailing 24-22, the Texans used a Rice-Locket kill and an ace by Hodges to tie the frame at 24. TAMU-CC closed the set with a pair of kills to take the second set, 26-24.
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\nThe Islanders jumped out to a 4-1 lead to start the third frame. The Texans tied the stanza at five with three kills from Rice-Lockett to burst on a 4-1 run. The team traded points to tie the match again at six. The Islanders regained the lead for the final time in the match with a 3-0 run. The Texans cut their deficit to two, 12-10, after an ace from Teya Nguyen<\/a> and a Madison Frank<\/a> kill. Tarleton State cut the score to 13-12, but the Islanders notched a pair of points to head into the media timeout ahead, 15-12. The Islanders took controlled coming out of the timeout and closed on a 4-1 run to take the third and final set, 25-18.
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\nTarleton State will be back in action on Friday with a 3 p.m. match against Sam Houston. It will be the Texans final match of the Islanders Classic.
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