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AUSTIN, Texas – Three Longhorns finished with double-digit kills to lead No. 5 Texas Volleyball (5-1) past Texas A&M Corpus Christi (3-5), 3-0 (25-13, 25-15, 25-20) to open the American Campus Classic on Thursday at Gregory Gym.

Freshman Lexi Sun led Texas with 11 kills, hitting .500, while senior Chiaka Ogbogu and sophomore Micaya White added 10.

Ogbogu's 10 kills came on 14 swings, committing no errors for a season-high .714 hitting percentage. Ogbogu and sophomore Orie Agbaji also posted a team-high three blocks for the Longhorns.

Sophomore Ashley Shook recorded 35 assists, also adding four kills (.429), seven digs, and two blocks, while White and senior Cat McCoy led with nine digs each.

As a team, Texas hit .394 to A&M's .081, and outblocked the Islanders, 12-7.

In the first match of the day, Minnesota defeated Denver, 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-13).

Texas started the match with a 5-0 run behind kills from Nwanenu, Ogbogu, and Sun. Hitting .481 while restricting the Islanders to .034, the Longhorns increased the gap to 12 points, before closing out the set, 25-1.

The second set began with the teams trading points up to a 9-7 lead for the Islanders. But capping a run of three consecutive points, a kill from Sun saw Texas take the set lead at 10-9. Pushing on, Texas secured the second set at 25-15

Momentum gathered by Texas was showing through the beginning of the third set, with the Longhorns taking an 8-3 lead before an Islanders timeout gave pause to play. After the timeout, the Islanders kept pace with Texas but were unable to prevent the Longhorns from sealing the match, 25-20.

The Longhorns will have a quick turnaround to host Denver at 7 p.m., before hosting No. 1 Minnesota on Friday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. Both matches will be televised live on Longhorn Network.