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DENTON, Texas - No. 16 Texas A&M notched a season-opening 25-14, 25-23 30-28 victory over Nevada today at the North Texas Challenge at the Mean Green Volleyball Center.Junior outside hitter Kiara McGee led the Aggies with 14 kills while hitting .300, and senior All-American middle blocker Jazzmin Babers pitched in 10 kills. Sophomore Kaitlyn Blake, who is being counted on to fill in for three-year starting middle blocker Shelby Sullivan who completed her eligibility last season, also hit .571 with eight kills and posted a match-high five blocks.Senior Emily Hardesty drew the start at the other outside hitter position and finished with a team-high 10 digs. Junior Ashlie Reasor started the first two sets at the opposite hitter position, with freshman Hollann Hans starting the third set in what marked her official Texas A&M debut. Hans, Texas A&Ms only freshman to see playing time in the match, was impressive, posting four kills in six attempts without an error and also tallying a solo block.Reigning SEC Player of the Year Stephanie Aiple had 33 assists while directing the Aggies to a .370 to .155 hitting percentage advantage. The junior needs only 14 more assists to give her 2,309 career assists and move her into the top 10 in the Texas A&M career records.Junior Amy Nettles was the designated libero in all three sets and finished with seven digs. Seniors Victoria Arenas and Katelyn Labhart each appeared in a set as a defensive specialist, as did sophomore Amy Houser to round out the 11 A&M players who made appearances on opening day.The Aggies, playing their first regular-season, non-home match in the Lone Star State since their 2011 swan song in the Big 12 Conference, got off to a fast start and led the entire first set while outhitting the Wolf Pack, .565 to .087 in the frame. Texas A&M held an 8-5 lead before using an 8-1 run to begin separating itself from the Wolf Pack. Nevada never got closer than six points, the last time coming at 19-13 before the Aggies used 6-1 run, including a block by Blake and Reasor that closed out the set.Nevada used a 6-0 run early in the second set to build its first lead of the match, 8-6. The lead was short lived, as Babers and McGee had back-to-back kills and Nevada hit long to put Texas A&M ahead, 9-8.McGee later had two kills during a 4-0 A&M run that gave the Aggies their largest lead at 22-17. Nevada, however, countered with a 5-0 spurt to tie the score, 22-22. A&M scored the next two points and was serving for the set at 24-22, but Nevadas Shayla Hoeft kept the Wolf Pack alive with a kill, putting Nevada within 24-23. McGee then answered with her eighth kill of the frame to end the set and give the Aggies a 2-0 lead.?The Wolf Pack made things interesting in the final set, taking the lead at 3-2 and not allowing the Aggies to take another lead until a kill by Hans put A&M ahead, 23-22. Nevada had an attack error to put the Aggies serving for the win, but the Wolf Pack would fight off four match points and eventually took a 28-27 lead following back-to-back kills. McGee tied the score for the 13th time in the set with a kill, and Blake followed with a kill to once again put the Aggies serving for the match, 29-27. Nevada was whistled for four hits on the final play to close out the contest.Madison Morell led Nevada with 14 kills.The Aggies conclude the North Texas Challenge with a pair of matches on Saturday. In a top-20 showdown, No. 16 Texas A&M faces No. 15 Ohio State at 1 p.m. at the Mean Green Volleyball Center. 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Hes a really great player who can do a lot of things.The Gophers trailed 25-24 at halftime but used a 15-2 run to open the second half to build their biggest lead of the game at 39-27. From that point, Vanderbilt (4-4) went on a 23-11 run over the next eight minutes to take a six point advantage before the Gophers pulled away late.It was a game of runs. It was a fun game, Pitino said. This was a good win. I was happy to see our guys fight and get back in it. More than once.Jordan Murphy recorded his third double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead Minnesota. He was 8-for-17 from the field and grabbed ten of his 14 rebounds in the second half.Vanderbilts Jeff Roberson also recorded his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 16 rebounds. His 3-pointer with 7:09 to play gave the Commodores a 45-44 lead, their first lead since the one-point edge at halftime.Vanderbilt finished the night shooting just 30.2 percent, going 28.1% in the second half. They went to the free throw line just nine times, seven of those attempts coming in the final 12 minutes.I think defensively, were pretty good right now, Pitino said. Vanderbilt is a very gifted offensive team, so to hold them to 30 percent and to do it without fouling is just terrific.The Commodores were just 9-for-32 from the field in the second half and scored just one field goal in the first six minutes of the game.They have a lot of length and athleticism, said Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew. They contested a lot of shots. Yea, we had some good looks, but they made it tough on us all night.The Commodores looked to blow it out early when they built a 14-2 lead. But after missing 10 of their first 11 shots, Minnesota responded with a 13-0 run and took the lead on a Dupree McBrayer basket. The Gophers didnt get their first basket of the game until tthe 14:57 mark when Murphy finally scored.dddddddddddd Minnesota finished the night shooting 39 percent, but hitting 44.8 percent in the second half.After Minnesota built the lead to 39-27 on a 15-2 run to open the second half, it was Vanderbilt who made another run to cut the gap. Over the next eight minutes, the Commodores went on an 18-5 run to take the lead with just over seven minutes to play on a Luke Kornet 3-pointer.Vanderbilt built the lead to as many as six, but the momentum turned back to Minnesota when Coffey hammered home a dunk on an alley-oop pass from McBrayer, cutting the lead to 50-48 with 4:48 to play.McBrayer fouled Vanderbilts Nolan Cressler from outside the arc with 1:45 to play and the score tied at 50. Cressler made two of three from the line for a quick lead before the Gophers scored the final six.BIG PICTUREMinnesota: The Gophers improve to 7-1 and have six straight games back in Minneapolis where they are 6-0 this season. The home stretch is capped by their BIG 10 season opener on Dec. 27 vs. Michigan State.Vanderbilt: The loss snaps a two-game win streak for the Commodores who made their first visit to South Dakota. They return home for two of their next three games.STAT OF THE NIGHTMinnesota outscored Vanderbilt 34-8 in the paint. Were definitely a perimeter shooting team, but thats something weve addressed and will continue to address, Drew said. We have to find a way to get easier points and getting the ball to the rim. Thats been a challenge for us.LET DOWNVanderbilts Matthew Fisher-Davis entered the game leading the Commodores in scoring at 15.3 points per game including a 22-point game in Vanderbilts victory over Tennessee State on Tuesday. Against Minnesota, he had his worst shooting night of the season going just 3-for-11 from the field and scored just three points in the second half.UP NEXTMinnesota: The Gophers return home to Minneapolis to host the New Jersey Institute of Technology on Dec. 6. The Highlanders come to Minnesota the winners of two straight including its 75-74 victory on Saturday against UMASS Lowell.Vanderbilt: The Commodores return home to Nashville to host High Point on Dec. 6. ' ' '