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Volleyball Recaps - Sept. 4
New Mexico State 3, North Dakota State 1 (25-15, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23)


LAS CRUCES, N.M. – (NM State Media Relations) The New Mexico State volleyball team defeated North Dakota State during the first match of the NM State Tournament on Thursday night inside the Pan American Center. The Aggies won in four sets, 25-15, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, to even their record at 2-2 on the young season.

Freshman outside hitter Jordan Abalos and junior setter Taylor Livoti each notched their second double-double of the season. Abalos led the way on the Aggie frontcourt with 12 kills while also adding 12 digs. Livoti, meanwhile, had a team-high 25 assists and also had 11 digs.

Junior Bradley Nash also hit double-figure kills, finishing with 11, while freshman setter Ashley Brown was right behind Livoti with 19 assists and also added 10 digs for her first double-double of her Aggie career. Libero Hannah Walker led the team with 13 digs.
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Pacific 3, Seattle U 1 (25-21, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21)

SEATTLE, Wash. – (SU Media Relations) The Seattle University volleyball team improved its serving accuracy as the night went along and dominated defensively at the net throughout the match, but the Pacific Tigers were able to pull out a 3-1 victory over the Redhawks (25-21, 25-21, 20-25, 25-21) Thursday night in the opening match of the Redhawk Invitational at the Connolly Center.

Martina Samadan notched a double-double with 14 kills and 10 total blocks, plus she hit .387 and earned two service aces, while Matea Mamic also finished with 14 kills, making just one attack error for a .419 hitting percentage. Alec Goodrie collected eight block assists and five kills, Stephanie Stoll earned six total blocks and five kills, and Kerry Lane accumulated 44 assists. Shelby Babcock led the backline with 16 digs, with Iris Ivanis earning eight digs to go along with six kills.
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 3, Texas-Pan American 1 (25-21, 20-25, 25-22, 25-22)

EDINBURG, Texas – (UTPA Media Relations) Maria Kliefoth recorded a career-high 10 blocks, tied for the fourth most in a single-match in program history, but the University of Texas-Pan American Broncs volleyball team fell to the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders 3-1 to open the UTPA Tournament on Thursday at the UTPA Fieldhouse.
 
The Broncs (0-4) dropped the first set 21-25 before coming back to take the second set 25-20. The Islanders (3-1) took each of the remaining two sets 25-22.
 
Kliefoth had a match-high three solo blocks and seven block assists while recording eight kills and a .333 hitting percentage. Senior Diara Reynolds led the Broncs with 13 kills and four blocks while sophomore Anjané Janda posted 11 kills and three blocks. Redshirt junior Macey Singleton recorded a career-high 18 digs, just one off the pace set by senior Nausheen Merchant, who had 19. Freshman Mary Kate Clark came up with a match-high 31 assists while junior Maisy Munson had 13.
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