Texas Volleyball defeats New Mexico State in Exhibition Match

Texas Longhorns Volleyball defeated New Mexico State on Saturday afternoon in a spring exhibition game. The Longhorns defeated the Aggies 4-1 in a full five-set match(25-17, 25-8, 25-17, 22-25, 15-7).

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On offense, the Longhorns hit .351 through all five sets and finished with 54 kills. The Texas defense held New Mexico State in .078 hitting. Rising senior Haley Eckerman led with 13 kills. Rising junior Nicole Dalton finished with 24 assists while rising sophomore Chloe Collins finished with 17 assists.

In set one, the Aggies kept the score close until an offensive surge led by Eckerman put the lead at 21-14 before the easy set one victory, 25-17. In set two, the Longhorns hit .550 and finished with 12 kills. The Aggies were unable to get any offensive momentum as the Longhorns took set two 25-8.

New Mexico State led during the first half of the third set climbing to a 13-8 lead before the Longhorns came back to within one. Eckerman and senior Khat Bell came down with kills to put the Longhorns ahead. The Longhorns won set three 25-17.

In set four, the Aggies led the first half of the set before the Longhorns tied the game at 10. Aggies went on an offensive run to retake the lead at 15-11. The Longhorns came back and went up by two but the Aggies finished with an 8-3 run to take set four 25-22. In the final set, the Longhorns defeated New Mexico State 15-7.

Texas will compete in the LSC Collegiate Showcase in Dallas on April 19 to finish their spring exhibition schedule.

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