No. 3 Aggies Sweep Campbell to Advance to NCAA Tournament Second Round

Friday, December 5

Bryan-College Station

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

24-4,14-1SEC

Campbell

23-7,13-3CAA

Campbell

Texas A&M

Dec 05, 2025 | Volleyball

Box Score

By: Sam Thornton, Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 3 seed Texas A&M volleyball team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament after sweeping Campbell behind an efficient offensive outing Friday evening at Reed Arena, 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-13).

The Aggies (24-4) put on an offensive masterclass to book their ticket in the second round, as the group hit .417 percent which broke the postseason record for hitting percentage in a three-set match during the rally-scoring era. Two individuals also made postseason history, as Logan Lednicky with 18 kills at .654 percent and Emily Hellmuth with 10 kills at .667 percent downed the record for hitting percentage in a three-set postseason match previously set at .650.

Back-and-forth scoring opened the contest (7-7), before the Maroon & White forged separation behind a 6-1 run as Campbell (23-7) called their first timeout, 13-8. The onslaught continued, as the gap extended to double digits on Lednicky's sixth kill of the frame (22-12). The Camels battled cut the deficit to three late (23-20), but the Aggies closed the opener courtesy of a block from Ifenna Cos-Okpalla and Lednicky, 25-20.

Texas A&M carried the momentum into the second frame, ripping off a 9-4 streak forcing Campbell to huddle up. The break didn't slow the Maroon & White down, as they tacked on to the lead, doubling the Camels point total as they called their second timeout, 18-9. The Aggies' foot stayed on the gas, closing the frame on a 10-1 run (25-10).

It remained all Texas A&M in the third, jumping out to an early lead as Campbell tried to slow the bleeding with a break (9-3). The Maroon & White extended the gap to 10 at the midway point in the frame (16-6) and didn't look back, holding the advantage late, 23-13. The deal was sealed by Taylor Humphrey at the service line, recording back-to-back aces to secure the set (25-13) and match, 3-0.

STAT LEADERS
Kills – Logan Lednicky – 18
Hitting Percentage (Min. 10 kills) – Emily Hellmuth – .667
Assists – Maddie Waak – 29
Aces – Taylor Humphrey – 2
Digs – Ava Underwood – 9
Blocks – Ifenna Cos-Okpalla – 6

GAME NOTES

Logan Lednicky climbed to No. 4 on Texas A&M's kill list after recording her 1,587^th of her career.
Ifenna Cos-Okpalla recorded her 165^th block of the year which is the most in a single season since 1999.
Emily Hellmuth broke the program record for hitting percentage in a postseason three-set match (minimum 10 kills) at .667 percent on the day.
The Aggies broke the postseason program record for team hitting percentage in a three-set match during the rally-scoring era with a .417 clip.
The aggies broke their postseason attendance record with 5,830 fans in the stands.

COACH'S QUOTES
Head coach Jamie Morrison on today's match…
"We talk a lot of being effortlessly ourselves, and I thought we were that tonight in the NCAA
tournament, which is hard to do. I noticed it when we were in the SEC tournament, under the most extreme pressure that we enjoy being ourselves in the big moments and that's what it takes to win this tournament. The fact that we were effortlessly ourselves and we played really smooth volleyball in the first round of the NCAA tournament, it's a good sign for things to come."

PLAYER'S QUOTES
Senior opposite hitter Logan Lednicky on the team's offensive efficiency...
"Right off the bat, Maddie [Waak] was putting up great balls for all of us tonight. I think balanced offense is the best thing you can do for a volleyball team. A one-woman show won't get you very far. By having us so balanced, it's going to take us very far and it's nice like he [Jamie Morrison] said to start right off the bat in the beginning of the tournament."

Senior Outside Hitter Emily Hellmuth on her double-digit showing…
"That feels great to just be able to get off on the right note, and again, we talk so much about having a
balanced team. I saw a lot of space tonight and I had a lot of splits and that would not be the case if we didn't have a great setter and great middles and a great side of the court on that opposite pin. I'm just grateful to be on the team that we're on because I think it makes it fun for all of us."

UP NEXT
The Maroon & White return to Reed Arena tomorrow for the second round of the NCAA Tournament where they host No. 6 seed TCU with first serve set for 7 p.m.

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