COLUMBIA, South Carolina – After a three-month break from the game, Texas A&M volleyball returns to action against South Carolina at the Carolina Volleyball Center for two midweek games. Aggies enter the game with a 4-4 record, while Gamecocks have an 8-3 record.
Wednesday’s match features Eric Frede and Katie George on the SEC Network call and Thursday’s match will be broadcast on SEC Network +, both games are scheduled to start at 6 pm (CT).
Coach Kuhn’s Aggies are ready to start 2021 with a powerful offensive attack led by senior setter Camille Conner, who recorded 321 assists this season. Conner is surrounded by a number of offensive players, including outside hitters Lauren Davis and Morgan Christon. Lauren Davis currently leads the Aggies with 81 deaths, while Morgan Christon recorded 73. Taylor Voss leads the team with 10 service aces, while Conner has seven.
On the defensive side of the court, Mallory Talbert charges the team with 40 blocks, while Morgan Davis has 34. Allison Fields and Taylor Voss recorded 62 and 59 digs, respectively.
Tom Mendoza and his Gamecocks are set to take on the Aggies with Camilla Covas, Mallory Dixon and Mikayla Robinson leading the way. Covas, a second-year libero, has done 139 digs this season, while Dixon made 347 assists in the setter position. Robinson, a senior central blocker from West Dundee, Illinois, was recently named SEC Defensive Player of the Week after leading the Gamecocks to two wins against Alabama on January 29 and 30.
A&M maintains a 12-3 lead in the all-time series against South Carolina, including a 6-2 lead away from home.
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