Texas State won the second, third and fourth sets of Saturday's volleyball match. And each set, Trojans' number of points decreased, even after Troy took the first set: 25 to 19 to 16 to 7. The seven points allowed were the fewest by a Bobcat team to a conference opponent since allowing eight in the second set of a three-set Texas State win in Monroe, La., on Nov. 12, 2021.
The Texas State productivity on Saturday was fueled by a
season-high 11 service aces, the most by a Bobcat team in a single match since … Friday night as Texas State had 10. The 21 service aces for Texas State in the two matches against Troy were the most for the Bobcats in a two-match span this season since having 18 in two matches against UIW on Aug. 27.
By finishing with a match-high
four service aces on Saturday,
Alyssa Ortega led the Sun Belt Conference with a 1.20 service aces per set average, .20 percentage points higher than the next closest Sun Belt student-athlete.
- With Janell Fitzgeraldon the court, Texas State is now 119-37 (.762) over the last five seasons.
- Against Sun Belt Conference teams, the Bobcats are 78-8 (.906) with Fitzgerald appearing in a match.
- The quartet of Jillian Slaughter, Janell Fitzgerald, Emily DeWalt and Lauren Teskehave accumulated a 53-15 (.779) in home matches since the 2018 season.
- Of those 66 matches, the Bobcat quartet is 36-3 (.923) in regular-season conference matches inside Strahan Arena since 2018.
Every final home regular-season contest is a test for any sport program, especially with emotions at an all-time high. Through it all, though, the Texas State volleyball
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