The No. 20 Texas A&M volleyball team defeated South Carolina in a five set battle 3-2 Sunday.
Both teams entered the game with a 3-3 conference record, but the Aggies prevailed by a score of 25-21, 23-25, 19-25, 25-12, 15-13 as they totaled 61 kills. Senior middle Shelby Sullivan led in kills with 16.
A&M took the first set with 15 kills versus South Carolina’s 11. The second set was taken by South Carolina, who beat A&M in total blocks 12 to 9.
With the match tied at 1-1, the third set was taken by South Carolina. The Gamecocks pulled away at point 11 with a 4 point run, and A&M would not be able to close the gap until point 16, but it was not enough.
The Aggies took the fourth set, as freshman setter Stephanie Aiple had 45 assists and sophomore libero Emily Hardesty had 12 digs.
Finally A&M was able to come out with the win in the final set as the Aggies improved their record to 12-6 overall and 4-3 in SEC play.
On Friday, A&M will return to Reed Arena to play Georgia at 6p.m.