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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - No. 16 Texas A&M recorded a 3-0 (25-16, 26-24, 25-20) sweep over Arizona to open the Borderland Invitational today at the Pan American Center.The Aggies improve to 4-3 and will return to the court this evening at 7 p.m. (8 p.m. CT) to face the host New Mexico State Aggies. Arizona, which is receiving points in the AVCA Top 25 Poll, falls, to 3-4.Texas A&M junior setter Stephanie Aiple ran a balanced offense, directing the Aggies to a .298 to .137 lead in team hitting efficiency while dishing out 32 assists to five players who had four or more kills apiece. Junior outside hitter Kiara McGee, junior opposite hitter Ashlie Reasor and sophomore middle blocker Kaitlyn Blake tied for team-high honors with eight kills each. Senior middle blocker Jazzmin Babers added six kills and also tied Blake with a match-high five blocks as the Aggies outblocked Arizona, 12-5. Freshman outside hitter Hollann Hans, drawing her second career start, added four kills and also finished with four aces, the most aces in a match by an A&M player this season.Junior libero Amy Nettles had a team season-high and match-high 20 digs, and defensive specialists Katelyn Labhart and Gabby Litwin also played backrow defense for the Aggies.Texas A&M took an early 2-1 advantage to open the first set and never lost the lead for the remainder of the frame. The Wildcats, who were outhit .241 to .031 in the set, had trailed by as many as five points but managed to get within 11-10 before Aiple started a 5-0 run with one of her three kills in the match. Arizona once again chipped away at the lead and got within 19-16 before Babers got a kill. Hans then stepped to the service line, where she would remain for the rest of the set. Hans served an ace, and then Arizona passed her next serve over the net, setting up McGee for the kill. Hans served another ace to put the Aggies up, 23-16, and McGee closed out the set-ending 6-0 run, teaming with Babers for a block and then tooling the Arizona block for the winning kill.There were 19 ties and nine lead changes in the second set as both teams hit below .090. The Wildcats had taken a 20-19 lead following an ace but were unable to pull away as Texas A&M tied the score four times before Babers got a kill to put the Maroon and White up, 24-23. Arizona staved off one set point with a kill but then served into the net to put Texas A&M up 25-24. The Wildcats next attack attempt hit the antenna, giving the Aggies the 26-24 win and a 2-0 lead in the match.A&M outhit Arizona, .567 to .321, in the final frame with Blake, McGee, Reasor and Babers combining for 16 kills without an error. The teams were tied at 5-5, before A&M outscored the Wildcats, 5-1, to take a 10-6 lead. Arizona got within 12-10 but could get no closer. 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You show the hitter you can throw inside." The Dodgers five-game winning streak ended as they fell back to .500. "That was a clutch performance," Weiss said. "To set down a team like that when theyre rolling like they are is impressive." Nicasio earned his first win since May 19, a span of seven starts. His seven innings were the most since he tossed one-hit ball over seven innings against the Dodgers on May 12, 2012, at Dodger Stadium. "To get through (the seventh) was a huge step for him," Weiss said. "We talked about being really aggressive and attacking the strike zone with his stuff. We told him to keep it simple and attack, attack, attack." DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 4 with an RBI for the Rockies, who were 3-8 in their previous 11 games, including a 6-1 loss in the series opener Thursday. He tied a season high with three hits for the fourth time. "We didnt play very well last night so to come back was big," he said. "Juan was unbelievable. For this to be his first start back says a lot about him." Rafael Betancourt pitched the ninth to earn his 14th save in 15 chances. Kershaw (8-6) struck out 10, walked one, and allowed three runs and six hits. "They just put some good at-bats on me, and that just happens sometimes," he said. "You keep battling and try to limit the damage the best you can.dddddddddddd" The left-hander had been 4-0 with a 1.21 ERA in his seven previous home starts against the Rockies, all victories. Kershaw came in with a 3.25 run support average, and didnt get any help. "It feels like we run into a good pitcher every time Kershaw throws," outfielder Skip Schumaker said. "It would be nice to give him a five-spot every now and then, but it just seems like more times than not were not doing that. Its frustrating because we want to give our boy the win." Typical of Kershaws up-and-down night was Charlie Blackmons at-bat in the second. He fouled the ball off eight times before doubling on the 12th pitch. Colorados Carlos Gonzalez struck out all four times up, and Troy Tulowitzki went 0 for 3 with a walk. But the Rockies pieced together enough offence to stop the surging Dodgers, who were 16-3 in their previous 19 games. Colorado took a 2-0 lead in the first on Tulowitzkis sacrifice fly to centre that scored Dexter Fowler, who singled to lead off. Wilin Rosario followed with a two-out single up the middle that brought home LeMahieu, who singled. LeMahieus RBI single scored Nolan Arenado in the fifth for a 3-0 lead. The Rockies loaded the bases in the eighth before Blackmon grounded out to end the threat. In the bottom of the inning, they turned a double play. Dodgers rookie sensation Yasiel Puig wasnt able to finish the game for the second time in two nights. He was removed after four innings for precautionary reasons due to a sore left hip, going 0 for 2. "It feels a lot better today, but there are a lot of games left in the season," Puig said through an interpreter. "Ill rest, get some treatment and see how it feels tomorrow." NOTES: Rockies LHP Drew Pomeranz, who lost Thursdays start, was optioned to Triple A. ... Dodgers CF Matt Kemp is debuting his own line of Big League Chew Bubble Gum called "True Blue Original." It is available for a limited time at select Los Angeles stores, and he is donating a portion of his proceeds to his charity, Kemps Kids. "Ive been chewing that since I was a kid," he said. ' ' '