12-5,3-1CUSA
NM State
8-9,1-3CUSA
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NM State | 25 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 3 |
| Sam Houston | 20 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 2 |
Bearkats Fall to Aggies in 5
10/3/2026 4:20:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
HUNTSVILLE — Sam Houston volleyball fell to New Mexico State 3-2 Saturday afternoon at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum after the Bearkats were unable to close out the match in the fifth set.Â
The Bearkats (12-5, 3-1 Conference USA) finished the match with 48 kills, 39 assists, eight service aces and 63 digs. Sam Houston also recorded eight blocks but committed 24 attack errors and 13 receiving errors.Â
Sam Houston and New Mexico State traded sets throughout the match. After dropping the opening set 25-20, the Bearkats responded with a 25-19 victory in the second set.Â
New Mexico State regained the lead with a 25-17 win in the third set, but Sam Houston answered in the fourth. The Bearkats recorded 15 kills and only two errors in the set while hitting .419, their most efficient offensive performance of the match. Sam Houston won the set 25-13 to force a deciding fifth set.Â
The Bearkats struggled offensively in the final set, recording three kills with three errors on 18 attacks. New Mexico State took the fifth set 15-8 to secure the match.Â
Sam Houston finished the match hitting .171 as a team. The Bearkats' strongest offensive set came in the fourth, when they hit .419. Sam Houston also hit .344 in the second set but hit below .050 in the first and fifth sets.Â
Chloe Monson led the Bearkats with 13 kills and added two service aces and 10 digs, marking Monson with a double-double. Chelsea Butler recorded 11 kills while hitting .500 on 20 attacks.Â
Bella Wood added nine kills while hitting .333 and contributed two service aces. Faith Roulston finished with six kills, while Annika Brooks and Rachelle Reed each added three.Â
