 ARKANSAS STATE 3, UTRGV 1 (21-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-13)
NACOGDOCHES, TX – Arkansas State bounced back after dropping the first set to win the next three in increasingly dominant fashion, as the Red Wolves topped UTRGV on Thursday in the 2024 NIVC. Arkansas State will play either Jackson State or host Stephen F. Austin in the Super 16 round on Friday. UTRGV took an early 5-1 lead in Set 1, but things were tight for most of the set before kills by Elise Fourt and Nadine Zech and an error gave the Vaqueros a 20-17 lead. UTRGV finished off the set with two kills each from Zech and Perris Key. Arkansas State prevailed in Set 2, which was tied up at 19-all before two kills from Devyn Lewis opened up some breathing room. In Set 3, Arkansas State pulled ahead much earlier, pushing a 10-8 lead to 17-10 on a kill from Haley Glunz and then rolling comfortably the rest of the way. Set4 was more of the same – the Red Wolves took leads of 8-1 and 12-3, both runs capped by kills from Lewis. The Red Wolves (27-5), who earned their first postseason victory since 2018, saw Lewis finish with 10 kills. Erin Madigan and Valeria Ortiz each had 19 assists, Kaitlin Whitlock closed with 10 kills and 18 digs, and Sarah Martinez had 18 digs. The Vaqueros (16-12) got 17 kills from Zech; Claudia Lupescu had 15 kills and 11 digs, and Key closed with 11 kills. Isabella Costantini had 44 assists and 11 digs, Ilana De Assis added 16 digs and 10 kills, and Celianiz Cabranes finished with 22 digs. |
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