Karen Chisum drew a staircase on the back of her stat sheet.
Her players make fun of her for it. But it gets the point across nonetheless. The Bobcats have to reach another level in match they play. They have to climb another stair.
Texas State (14-7, 6-1 Sun Belt) found itself at the bottom of the steps on Oct. 4, taking its first conference loss of the season on the road against Arkansas State, 3-2. But the team has risen in every game since. The maroon and gold has swept its past four opponents for a 12-set winning streak, including a 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-13) win over Georgia Southern (6-11, 1-5) on Saturday inside Strahan Arena.







