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Texas Sweeps No. 17 Texas A&M to Fortify SEC Standing

The straight-sets win showed Texas’s offensive balance and improves their seeding outlook as they head into pivotal road matches this week.

Overview

  • Texas swept defending champion Texas A&M in three straight sets on Sunday, winning 25-18, 25-19, 25-21 at Gregory Gym.
  • The Longhorns improved to 12-7 overall and 8-3 in SEC play, a result that bolsters their push for a top-four conference seed.
  • Texas attacked efficiently as a team, hitting .375 while holding A&M to a .138 hitting percentage and forcing opponent errors.
  • Younger contributors paced the win with Torrey Stafford finishing with 13 kills and seven digs, Henley Anderson adding 10 kills, and Taylor Harvey serving four aces.
  • The match drew a sellout crowd of 4,398, extended Texas’s series lead over A&M to 80-25, and pushed the Longhorns up in the Nov. 2 AVCA poll.