Texas A&M volleyball dropped four spots to No. 21 in the latest AVCA Top 25 after a difficult road trip ended with losses to Vanderbilt and Missouri.
The Aggies received 303 points in Monday’s poll, falling from No. 17 while extending their streak of consecutive weeks ranked to 29. A&M sits at 14-11 overall and 7-6 in SEC play with two regular-season matches remaining.
Texas A&M opened the weekend with afour-set loss at then-No. 21 Vanderbilt on Friday. Natalie Ring led the Aggies with 16 kills while hitting .441, and Margot Manning added 47 assists. A&M won the second set 25-18 but could not sustain that momentum, dropping the final two frames.
Gabi Rodriguez provided a bright spot in Nashville, becoming the fastest freshman in program historyto
reach 300 career digs. She reached the milestone in her 24th match and finished the night with 14 digs.
The Aggies’ struggles continued Sunday when Missouri completed a sweep in Columbia, winning 25-20, 25-21 and 25-23. Kyndal Stowers recorded 14 kills, Taryn Morris added 12 and Rodriguez finished with 11 digs. The defeat extended A&M’s losing streak to three matches following its Nov. 1 loss at Texas.
Vanderbilt climbed six spots to No. 15 after beating both the Aggies and Longhorns. Florida remained the SEC’s highest-ranked team at No. 4, followed by Kentucky at No. 6, Tennessee at No. 11 and Texas at No. 16. A&M was the sixth conference team in the rankings.
Texas A&M returns to Reed Arena this weekend with an opportunity to regain momentum before the postseason. The Aggies host LSU on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CT, then close the regular season against Ole Miss on Sunday at noon.
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