Spring Break
Aggies fall in five to Kansas State
By: Michael Teague
Issue date: 11/5/09 Section: Sports
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"It was too little, too late," Head Coach Laurie Corbelli said. "We didn't start attacking at the beginning, and it was like we were waiting to see what the other team was doing. It was very frustrating. Our serve receive never got into rhythm, and we had very little to no middle attack. That put so much pressure on our outsides, and you can't survive like that."
Following the loss, Texas A&M (14-7, 7-6) falls to 3-3 on the road in conference play but remains at sixth in the Big 12 standings. The Aggies have now dropped 13 of their 14 visits to Manahattan.
Senior outside hitters Sarah Ammerman, Mary Batis and Jennifer Banse combined for 50 of the Aggies' 82 digs in the match with Batis recording a team-high 18. The three combined for 8 blocks.
Adding to A&M's defensive pressure was sophomore Kelsey Black. For the second straight match, Black saw significant playing time and took advantage of it. Black finished with 11 digs and a team-high five blocks.
Banse added another top performance to her résumé this season, recording 19 kills. Ammerman led the Aggies with 21.
Kansas State (8-14, 2-10) attacked the A&M defense from all areas of the floor. Six players finished with at least seven kills in the match.
Junior JulliAnne Chisholm led the Wildcats with 20 kills while senior Kelsey Chipman added 18 to the effort. Junior Lauren Mattewson put up a game high 41 digs against A&M's offensive attack.
Both teams started off the match strong and went back-and-forth in the first set. The Aggies seemed to have the advantage when they increased their lead to 13-11. Kansas State, however, rebounded and quickly took all of A&M's momentum. The Aggies couldn't overcome late errors and fell 25-20 in the opening set.
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