No. 12 Texas A&M volleyball falls to Oklahoma in five sets
Texas A&M lost its first SEC match as Kyndal Stowers reached 750 career kills and Gabi Rodriguez recorded her 200th career dig.
No. 12 Texas A&M volleyball lost a five-set match to Oklahoma on Wednesday night at McCasland Field House, ending their six-match winning streak. The Aggies won the first and third sets, but could not secure victory, falling 25-17, 20-25, 25-20, 23-25 and 11-15. Texas A&M finished the match at 10-6 overall and 3-1 in SEC play, while Oklahoma improved to 9-4 and 2-2.
A balanced attack by A&M pulled them ahead in the opening set, but Oklahoma responded strongly in the second set. Kyndal Stowers helped A&M regain control late in the third set, recording three kills and an ace. The Sooners built a five-point lead in the fourth set and held off a rally from A&M before taking an 8-4 lead in the decisive fifth set.
Oklahoma then secured the game by scoring six of the final eight points. Key players for the Aggies included Kyndal Stowers, who had 20 kills, .381 hitting percentage, and two aces, Taryn Morris with 11 kills and .417 hitting percentage, Megan Fitch with 10 kills, Kirra Musgrove with 38 assists and four blocks, Gabi Rodriguez with 11 digs, and Lolufe Adedeji with four blocks.
Stowers recorded her 750th career kill in this match, while Rodriguez became the fastest freshman in program history to reach 200 career digs in just 16 matches. Texas A&M will travel to Arkansas on Sunday for a noon CT match that will air nationally on SEC Network.
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