BEAUMONT, Texas — Texas A&M-Corpus Christi came into the McDonald Gym Saturday afternoon pulling off a sweep of the Lamar Cardinal volleyball team.

There were two early ties in the score until the Islanders scored seven unanswered points to pull ahead, 9-2.

A&M-Corpus Christi never trailed for the rest of the set, extending its lead to 11 points.

The Islanders closed out the set on a 3-0 run.

LU scored three unanswered points early in the second set to lead 6-4. Kinley Elms and Daniella Udegbunam each tallied a kill during the run.

A&M-Corpus Christi then used a 3-0 run to take a one-point lead.

The Cardinals tied up the match with another kill from Udegbunam. The lead went on to change hands three times.

A&M-Corpus Christi streaked its way to a seven-point lead when it put together a 7-0 run.

LU tried to get back into the set using a 3-0 run, but the deficit was too much to overcome as the Islanders gained a 2-0 advantage.

The Cardinals jumped out to a 4-2 lead early in the third set after it scored four unanswered points.

Maja Malinowska highlighted the run with a kill and a service ace.

LU extended its lead to four points when Malinowska put down another kill and then Hailey McEllrath had a solo block to make the score 12-7.

The Islanders went on to outscore LU, 6-1, to tie up the set at 13-all. Elms then got the lead back with a kill.

A&M-Corpus Christi went ahead by a point before Taisha Rhone came away with a kill to tie up the score.

As the momentum went back and forth, it came down to the final stretch as the Islanders outscored the Cardinals, 3-1, to complete the sweep.

RECORDS: A&M-Corpus Christi (5-9, 1-1); LU (7-10, 0-2)

MATCH NOTES

• Elms led the offense with 14 kills.
• Rhone added with seven kills, two blocks and two digs.
• Malinowska had four kills, two total blocks and five digs.
• Alexa Gonzalez finished with 21 assists, one service ace and five digs.
• Gabby Baker led the back row with 14 digs.
• A&M-Corpus Christi has won the last 21 matches over the Cardinals. LU has not won a set over the Islanders since 2022.

UP NEXT

The Cardinals host Southeastern Louisiana at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 2.