Drew King

Javier Gonzales sauntered out of Laredo United’s visitor locker room, hands on hips, smile a mile wide. He was out of breath, dripping with sweat, his hair matted down by his helmet.

San Marcos avoided the sweep.

That’s no small feat against Schertz Clemens. The Lady Buffaloes have kept opponents from earning a set against them in 17 of their 32 matches this season.

Texas State went undefeated over the weekend and closed out strong against Arizona State to take home the title in the Sparky Classic on Saturday.

The serving was consistent.

San Marcos gave up just three errors from the line and served at a high 93.8 percent clip.

LAREDO — Late in the first half, San Marcos found itself in a familiar place — Trailing.

Kimo is a fighter.

Though the two teams will play for the first time in recent memory on Thursday, San Marcos and Laredo United are all too familiar with each other.

The Lady Rattlers usually dig their heels in when the match goes to a fifth set.

In this week's episode of On The Record Sports, host Drew King and co-host Nick Castillo discuss Texas State's 36-20 win over Texas Southern, and preview the Bobcats upcoming game against South Ala

In the past week, Texas State has faced some of its toughest opponents of the season, earning a 3-2 win over Rice, and suffering a 3-0 sweep to No. 6 Texas and a 3-1 loss to No. 16 Kentucky.

No. 16 Kentucky was caught off guard during its 3-1 win over the Bobcats on Friday at Strahan Arena.

Texas State improved to 1-1 on Saturday after holding off Texas Southern 36-20 on Saturday at Bobcat Stadium.

Here are five takeaways from the Bobcats' victory:

San Marcos dug itself an early hole it couldn't get out of.

District play is supposed to be tight. San Marcos kept it that way through two sets.

Effort wasn’t the issue.

Offensive coordinator Victor Sierra demands that all 11 of his players on the field be on the same page on every play.

San Marcos Daily Record Sports Editor Nick Castillo and sports reporter Drew King host a preview episode of the Daily Record's new sports podcast: On The Record.