FORT WORTH, Texas—Wildcats volleyball opened their weekend in an offensive showdown with Texas State on Friday afternoon. Abilene Christian came up just short in their first five-set match of the season after coming back from down two sets to force the fifth. The team totaled 72 kills in the match and had two sets where they hit over .350 as a unit. Five Wildcats notched double-digit kills and all six ACU hitters matched or exceeded their season-high for kills.
Scoring Summary
Set 1: 19-25
Set 2: 23-25
Set 3: 25-23
Set 4: 25-23
Set 5: 11-15
Stat Pack
- Ashli Edmiston set a new career-high with 16 kills to lead the Wildcats.
- Braden Bossier had a monster day tallying a season-high 12 kills, five aces, four blocks, and four digs.
- Bryley Steinhilber registered her third double-double of the season with 13 kills and 15 digs.
- The team totaled 68 assists with Madison Rohre notching 29 and Madeline Guffy securing another double-double with 30 assists and 13 digs.
News and Notes
- Sara Carrizales earned her first start as the libero, she registered nine digs and four assists.
- Bossier has moved into eighth in DI history for total blocks with 154 for her career.
- Bossier's five service aces in the match tie for the third-most in DI history, she is now the second Wildcat to tally five or more aces in a match this season.
- Brea Box is now tied for ninth in career kills in ACU's DI era.
- The team's 68 assists are the most the team has had in a single match in DI history.
Up Next
ACU will continue their weekend in Fort Worth with two matches tomorrow. The team will face the host, TCU, at 11 a.m. with the game streaming on ESPN+ and will close the weekend against Louisiana at 3:30 p.m.
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