‘We’ll Take Some Positives Out of This'

MOBILE, Ala. — Not every volleyball match will go the way the Texas State coaching staff would like, but Saturday's five-set match at South Alabama provided many positive things despite the outcome.

The first — a rather large positive — came during the late stages of the third set. Texas State was looking to respond to a Kailey Keeble skip-set kill and the Emily DeWalt and Janell Fitzgerald connection took over. Fitzgerald and DeWalt linked up for three consecutive points, but it was the last of the trio that provided the moment.

After each team sent the volleyball over the net on several occasions, Fitzgerald was able to take a DeWalt set and send it off a South Alabama defender at the right…