No. 17 Texas A&M fell in three sets to Missouri on Sunday afternoon at the Hearnes Center, dropping the final score 3-0 (20-25, 21-25, 23-25) in Columbia.
The Aggies moved to 14-11 overall and 7-6 in Southeastern Conference play following Sunday’s loss, while the Missouri Tigers improved to 15-10 overall and 8-5 in conference action, according to Texas A&M Athletics.
Missouri jumped out early in the opening frame, taking a 10-5 lead. Texas A&M responded behind serving stints from Margot Manning and Megan Fitch to shrink the deficit to two at 13-11, but the Tigers regained control to claim the first set 25-20.
The hosts maintained an advantage through the middle of the second set, leading 15-11 at the media timeout. Manning sparked another run from the service line, helping rip off three straight points to force a Missouri timeout at 19-18. Missouri answered with a late surge to secure the second set 25-21.
Texas A&M took an early 8-5 lead in the third set before the Tigers battled back to knot the score at 20-20. After the teams traded points to 22-22, Missouri scored back-to-back points to force an Aggie timeout and ultimately sealed the set 25-23 to complete the sweep.
Kyndal Stowers paced the Aggie offense with 14 kills, marking her 16th match of the season in double figures. Taryn Morris added 12 kills.
On defense, Gabi Rodriguez recorded 11 digs, marking her 21st match of the season with 10 or more digs.
The Aggies return to Reed Arena next weekend to close their SEC slate by hosting LSU on Friday and Ole Miss on Sunday, Texas A&M Athletics announced.