STATESBORO, Ga. – App State volleyball dropped a 3-1 (23-25, 25-17, 25-18, 25-14) contest at Georgia Southern on Sunday afternoon.
McCall Denny led App State (5-11, 1-3 SBC) with nine kills. She also had 12 digs.
Victoria Wilform added eight kills and
Lulu Ambrose finished with seven kills and a career-high six digs.
Emma Reilly had 20 digs, marking the third consecutive contest she has had 20 or more digs.
Sophie Cain finished with 20 assists.
In the opening set, App State used a 7-1 run to jump in front 7-3. But Georgia Southern (10-4, 3-1 SBC) countered with a 9-2 spurt to jump in front 12-9. The Eagles extended their lead to 21-16, but the Mountaineers countered with seven straight points to take a 24-21 lead. Following a pair of Eagle points, a Georgia Southern service error gave App State the opening set.
In Set 2, the Mountaineers jumped out to a 5-2 lead, but the Eagles countered with four straight points to take a 6-5 lead. App State used a Georgia Southern service error and a kill from Ambrose to jump back in front 7-6, only to see the Eagles win the next four points to take a 10-7 edge. Georgia Southern used another 4-0 late in the set to take a 14-8 lead and never trailed again, taking the set 25-17.
A kill from
Lily Harvey broke a 10-10 tie in the third set. The Eagles won the next three points, before a kill from Ambrose cut the Mountaineers deficit to 13-12. The Black and Gold used a pair of Georgia Southern attack errors to knot the set at 16-16. From there, the Eagles won five of the next six points to take a 22-17 edge, eventually winning the set 25-18.
App State used a Denny kill and Eagle attack error to jump out to a 5-4 lead in the fourth set. Georgia Southern responded with a 9-1 run to take a 13-6 lead. The Mountaineers pulled within four points, but a 6-0 run later in the set by the Eagles allowed them to take control and win the set 25-14.
The Mountaineers will return to the High Country and begin a four-match home stand next weekend. App State welcomes South Alabama to the Holmes Convocation Center on Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. and Troy on Oct. 10 at 12:30 p.m. The program will also celebrate Alumnae Weekend.
