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With a 12-9 score appearing on the scoreboard, NM State extended its lead by seven of the next 10 points. The middle of the set also featured a string of positive plays from Mia Peterson who recorded back-to-back kills before earning the first solo block of her young career to put the Aggies ahead 11-7. NM State then used a balanced attack which included kills from Mosher, Bircil, Snow and Whitekettle to take hold of a 7-6 lead. Using the momentum they were able to obtain in the second set, the Aggies wearing gold uniforms opened the third set on a 3-0 run.

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However, unlike the first set, the momentum began to swing in favor of A&T as it went on a 7-1 run to take a 17-15 advantage.Ī solo block from Katie Birtcil stopped the bleeding momentarily, but the opposition was able to put together a four-point run with no response to take a 21-16 lead.ĭown five, the Aggies were able to score 11 of the next 16 points to ultimately take a 27-26 lead and regain control of the driver seat.Īlthough, this would be the final push from the Aggies in the second set as North Carolina A&T scored the next three points to grasp a 29-27 set win.

The Aggie block would again come into play to give NM State a 12-7 lead as Mosher and Whitekettle combined their outstretched arms to reject an attack from Hannah Howell. A&T error to give the friendly Aggies a 6-2 lead. Similar to the opening set, NM State leaped out to an early lead as a combo block involving Taylor Snow and Jayde Shelton preceded an N.C.

North Carolina A&T was able to put a run of six-straight points together to draw within nine points for a brief moment until an A&T service error was followed by a Molly Johnson service ace to put NM State back up 11 points.Ī Taylor Snow kill would be the final blow in the set as the Aggies pulled out a 25-14 set victory – marking already their third set win of 11 or more points this season. Mosher and Peterson each notched a pair of kills while Fay pitched in four aces and a pair of assists during the stretch.Ĭontinuing the one-sided first set, the Aggies eventually pulled away to a 20-6 lead after Fay found Ryleigh Whitekettle on the outside for her third kill of the set. In what was one of the most dominant displays of volleyball by the Aggies in recent memory, NM State jumped out to a 10-0 lead thanks to strong starts from Lia Mosher, Mia Peterson and Rylee Fay. Darian Markham served as the catalyst on the back row as she finished with a match-high 11 digs. Ryleigh Whitekettle and Mia Peterson, who were on the receiving end of many of Fay's sets, each finished with double-digit kill totals as Whitekettle tallied 12 and Peterson with 10.ĭefensively, Taylor Snow led the way with five blocks while Lia Mosher chipped in four blocks of her own. NM State was led by sophomore setter Rylee Fay who finished with an astounding seven service aces while also totaling 25 assists. I'm excited about how good we can be, but it's going to take a lot of work.'Īll-in-all the Aggies finished with nearly 20 more kills than North Carolina A&T (52-35), while also besting their opponent in aces (14-9), blocks (11-5), assists (45-33) and digs (46-38). We're a hot mess way too often and not near where we need to be. We play together though and it's a team with a lot of good people who are talented and consistently try hard. 'We had a few people attack the ball fairly well but missed too many defensive assignments,' said Head Coach Mike Jordan. 'Obviously, we had a couple of players serve it really well.

– Several Aggies turned in career nights as NM State (4-1, 0-0 WAC) was able to conquer the Aggies of North Carolina A&T (3-3, 0-0 CAA) in four sets.įriday evening's match turned out to be the NM State's first four-set match of the season, however, the Aggies dominated all aspects of the match outside of an extended second set.

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