Texas State volleyball gave everything it had to earn a 3-2 win at James Madison on Friday night. After going down 2-0 to start the match, the Bobcats completed the reverse sweep to give the Dukes their just second loss of Sun Belt play.
Highlighting the night was a 21-kill night for Samantha Wunsch who led both teams in kills. That, alongside the Bobcat block with 10 team blocks helped Texas State to the win. Bailey Hanner reached her 300th career block in the affair, with four on the night. That, alongside Jade Defraeye’s six and another four from Nina Moorer helped the Bobcats to the win.
The Dukes started out the match with an 8-3 advantage that kept the Bobcats at bay to start. The team fought back, though, bringing the match within three at 18-15. The team was unable to mount the comeback though, falling 2521 despite battling throughout the entire set. Wunsch tallied four kills in the first set, followed by three from Maggie Walsh.
