November 7th, 2013
Volleyball team to finish with two road trips

STAFF REPORT

Texas State’s volleyball team will try to survive the pack in the middle of the Sun Belt Conference standings during the season’s final four games.

Ashlee Hilbun, Molly Ahrens, and Amari Deardorff at Senior Day last Sunday at Strahan Coliseum. TEXAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION PHOTO

The Bobcats are 8-6 in the league, tied for third with Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) and Texas-Arlington (UTA). South Alabama and Arkansas State both are in the running for third at 6-8.

Western Kentucky is dominating the Sun Belt at 12-1, and Arkansas-Little Rock (UALR) is a comfortable second place at 11-3.

The Bobcats will close out their regular season the hard way, with two road trips. This weekend, they go through Louisiana to play at Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) Friday at 7 p.m., then at ULL Sunday at 1 p.m.

Next weekend, the Bobcats will venture through Arkansas to play at UALR on Nov. 15 and at Arkansas State on Nov. 17.

The Bobcats are coming off a four-set victory at Strahan Coliseum on Sunday, which was Senior Day. The scores were 25-18, 19-25, 25-18, 25-12.

Seniors led the Texas State attack. Amari Deardorff finished with a match-high 15 kills and a .324 hitting percentage. Ashlee Hilbun added 10 kills. Molly Ahrens had nine kills with a match-high .368 hitting percentage.