BOONE, N.C. - Appalachian State University volleyball pushed past Georgia Southern on Friday night, finding scores of 25-10, 25-22 and 25-17 in three sets.

The Mountaineers (19-6, 9-6 Sun Belt) honored their seniors on Friday before getting a dominating win over the Eagles (7-19, 6-10) at the Holmes Center.

The Apps immediately took control of the first set, scoring seven-straight points to jump out to an 11-2 lead. The Eagles took a timeout but the Mountaineers could not be deflected as they found three kills from Jess Keller to make the score 16-4.

Georgia Southern would go on a 5-1 run but Appalachian recorded seven more points with Hailey Kerr serving six-straight times to help the Mountaineers to a 25-10 victory.

The second set began much differently as the Eagles composed themselves to take a 9-5 lead. The Eagles continued to find kills, leading by as much as four points but then suddenly fell apart, committing five errors to help Appalachian pull ahead 14-13.

Georgia Southern came back from a timeout and went on a 7-1 run to lead 19-15, but Keller would tally six kills to help the Apps score 10 of the last 13 points of the set, leading them to a 25-22 second set win.

 The third set stayed close in the beginning until App would take a four-point lead to make the score 9-5. The Mountaineers continued play with consistency, keeping Georgia Southern trailing by at least two points. With the score 14-12 the Mountaineers scored four-straight points with kills from Keller, Jacqui Spurgeon and Caroline Wainright, helping them to an 18-12 lead. 

The Apps would close out the third set without much trouble, winning 25-17 for a three-set sweep of Georgia Southern.

Keller was the team leader in kills on Friday, recording 17, while Lauren Gray followed with 11 and Spurgeon notched 10. Gray recorded only one error on the night for a .588 hitting percentage.

Paige Brown had a match-high 39 assists, while Meghan Mahoney led the team with 15 digs.

The Eagles were led by Kym Coley's 10 kills and Kat Minnerly's 21 assists.

Appalachian hit .354 in the match, while holding the Eagles to just a .124 hitting percentage. Each team recorded three blocks.

The Mountaineers return to action tomorrow when they host Arkansas State at 7:30 p.m.