AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn travels to the Lonestar State for a matchup with Texas A&M on Wednesday at 8 p.m. CT on the SEC Network.
"If we're being aggressive the way we need to, they might make some more mistakes," head coach Rick Nold said. "But overal,l it's something that may cause [Texas A&M] to struggle and cause them to have to play out of system a little bit more. We've got to take some chances there and put pressure on people."
QUICK HITS
- The Auburn volleyball team (6-17, 0-12 SEC) fell to No. 18 Kentucky, 3-0, Sunday at Auburn Arena.
- Junior Jaeden Brown led Auburn with seven kills.
- Sophomore Tatum Shipes recorded a team-high 10.0 total points behind six kills and four blocks.
- Senior Shania White added five kills and a team-leading five blocks in the contest as Auburn closed the afternoon with 8 team stops at the net.
- Three Tigers turned in double-digit dig performances with sophomore Bella Rosenthall leading the way with 13. Shipes finished with double-digit digs for the second straight match with 12. Junior Payton White rounded out the defense with 10 digs.
UP NEXT
The Tigers return to Auburn Arena to face LSU for the second time in four matches on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. CT.
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M
- Texas A&M comes into Wednesday's match at 17-6 (9-4 SEC) after falling in four sets to LSU on Sunday.
- The Aggies enter the contest in the top-10 nationally in RPI and are 9-1 at home this season.
- Middle blocker Makena Patterson is first in the SEC in both blocks per set (1.39) and total blocks (111).
- Libero Raigen Cianculli has totaled 342 digs in 79 sets and currently sits second in the league with a 4.64 d/s average in conference matches.
- Senior outside hitter Hollann Hans ranks nationally in multiple categories. She's 17th in points per set, 23th in kills per set, 25th in points and 31st in total kills.
- As a team, the Aggies rank third in the SEC in aces per set (1.51) and team service aces (137). A&M is also ranked second in blocks per set (2.45).