BOONE N.C. – Appalachian State University volleyball picked up several big performances from its underclassmen in a dominating, 3-0 win over North Carolina A&T on Tuesday at the Holmes Center.

The Mountaineers (4-10), who played at home for the first time all season, led nearly the entire way as the Aggies (0-16) were not match for App State's offensive onslaught.

With the teams tied at 7-7 early in the first set, Appalachian reeled off 10-straight points to jump out in front, 17-6. The run, which began with a kill by Jessica Eley, featured nine-straight points with Paige Brown at the service line.

The Apps hit a blistering .357 in the first set and never led by less then nine points after the early run as they cruised to an easy 25-11 first-set victory.

North Carolina A&T was able to grab an early lead in the second-set, but it was short-live as the Mountaineers took control of the set thanks to 10-0 run midway through the set. The second-set run featured an impressive performance from Meghan Mahoney, who was at the service line the entire time as the Apps picked up a 25-11 set victory.

App State left little doubt as to who was the better team in the third and final set as it raced out to an 8-1 lead en route to a 25-14 third-set victory to clinch the match.

Lindsey Sauls led all players with 12 kills while Dalton Tolliver tallied 11 kills and two solo blocks. Brown notched 25 assists and Courtney Rhein chipped in with 12 digs.

The Mountaineers hit a staggering .338 on the attack while limiting the Aggies to a .185 hitting percentage. App State committed just 11 errors in 77 total attacks and finished with six blocks to A&T's four.

Appalachian State opens SoCon play this weekend when it travels to Chattanooga (Sept. 21) and Samford (Sept. 22).
 
MATCH NOTES: The Mountaineers improved to 25-8 in home openers dating back to the 1981 season... the Apps also improved to 8-0 all-time against North Carolina A&T... Tolliver tallied double-digits in kills for the eighth time this year while Sauls notched her sixth performance with 10 or more kills... Tolliver also set a season-high in solo blocks... Rhein needs just 284 more digs to become App State's all-time leader... she has recorded 1,545 career digs and needs 155 more to move into second all-time... heavy rains and thunderstorms on Tuesday morning caused network outages across campus that caused difficulty with Twitter updates, livestats and live video during the match.