Volleyball Narrowly Misses Five-Set Win at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Thursday, September 5

Corpus Christi, Texas

7:30 p.m. (EST)

University of North Florida

2-3,0-0ASUN

Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

1-3,0-0Southland

North Florida

A&M-Corpus Christi

Volleyball Narrowly Misses Five-Set Win at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

9/5/2024 10:53:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Kierstyn McFall hit a sizzling .524 and Annie Antar went for a 40-assist and 19-dig double-double in their return to their home state, but host Texas A&M Corpus Christi (1-3) held off North Florida (2-3) in five sets, Thursday, Sept. 5.

It was UNF's third-straight match into five sets and Antar's third-straight double-double. Outside hitter Amy Burkhardt narrowly missed another double-double, going for 13 kills and nine digs.

Anna Butler paced the way with 15 kills on .300 hitting and Jacqueline Arrington chimed in with another seven.

Texas A&M Corpus Christi 3, UNF 2 (25-11, 16-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-5)

Inside the Sets

Set 1: Texas A&M Corpus Christi got off to a hot start, hitting .538 without committing an error as the hosts took the first set.
Set 2: North Florida bounced back by hitting .438 and holding the Islanders to a .105 mark … McFall went for six kills to lead the way as UNF evened it up.
Set 3: Corpus Christi won a tight third set despite a match high seven tie scores and four lead changes between the two teams.
Set 4: Butler and Burkhardt dominated the fourth set, hitting .500 and .538 respectively, posting seven kills each to help UNF force a fifth frame.
Set 5: The Islanders got ahead early and hit .625 to hold on and win in five.

Leaders By the Numbers
UNF