Sam Houston State volleyball had its four-match win streak snapped on Tuesday night, falling 3-1 (18-25, 25-14, 17-25, 21-25) at Texas State in its first midweek action of the year.

The Bearkats (4-3) battled back after dropping the first set, hitting .357 in the second in an 11-point win but could not slow down Texas State (4-4) in the third. The Bobcats hit .467 in the frame while handing Sam Houston its first loss in fewer than five sets.

Sam Houston outside hitter Jordyn Vaughn notched a team-leading 15 kills while Taylor Cunningham added 11. Michelle Griffith finished with 38 assists and Breanna Homer secured 12 digs.

The Bearkats were out-blocked 9-3 on the night. In the fourth set, after Sam Houston fell behind 19-11, the team stormed back to the tune of five straight points including back-to-back kills by Vaughn to cut the deficit to three at 19-16.

On two occasions late, the Texas State lead was cut to two at 21-19 on a Vaughn service ace and 23-21 on a Bobcats' service error but it would not be enough.

Sam Houston returns to tournament play this weekend at the Rice Adidas Invite in Houston. The squad takes on Southern California on Friday at 3:30 p.m. before playing the host Owls at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Oakland at 5 p.m.