Title Sport Date
Eagles Eliminated from SoCon Tournament Baseball May 26, 2013
Elon Forces If Necessary Game with 11-4 Victory Baseball May 25, 2013
Women's Soccer Coach Lindsey Vanderspiegel Resigns Women's Soccer May 25, 2013
Eagles Advance to Saturday with Ninth-Inning Rally Baseball May 24, 2013
Women's Basketball Adds a Pair of Transfers Women's Basketball May 23, 2013
Eagles Take SoCon Opener Behind Hess' Shutout Performance Baseball May 23, 2013
Men’s Basketball Set to Play in 2013 Cancun Challenge Men's Basketball May 23, 2013
Georgia Southern Athletics Announces Bishop Club Seating for Football Football May 23, 2013
It’s a Record Breaking Business Swimming & Diving May 21, 2013
Baseball Set to Hold Four Summer Camps Baseball May 21, 2013
Take Flight - Eagle Athletics This Week - May 20-26 Athletics May 20, 2013
Baseball Opens SoCon Tournament Against College of Charleston Baseball May 20, 2013
Site Preparation Begins with Scoreboard Demolition Football May 20, 2013
New Logo, Brand Identification Mark the Beginning of the Next Era for the Sun Belt Conference General Release May 20, 2013
Softball Eliminated from NCAA Tournament with 2-1 Loss in Nine Innings Softball May 19, 2013
Eagles Open the SoCon Tournament as the Seven Seed Baseball May 18, 2013
Sarah Purvis Throws Perfect Game as Eagles Advance to Face USF Softball May 18, 2013
College of Charleston Completes Sweep with Comeback Victory Baseball May 18, 2013
Eagle Golf Finishes 12th at NCAA Regional Golf May 18, 2013
Golf Succumbs to Scarlet Course in NCAA Regional Second Round Golf May 17, 2013
Eagles Clipped 1-0 by USF in Extra Innings Softball May 17, 2013
Eagles Drop Series to College of Charleston Baseball May 17, 2013
Eagles Fall to College of Charleston in Series Opener Baseball May 17, 2013
Golf Sits in Ninth after Opening Round at NCAA Regional Golf May 16, 2013
Sarah Purvis Earns NFCA All-Region Honors Softball May 16, 2013
Softball Faces USF in NCAA Tournament Opener Softball May 16, 2013
Eagles Head to Charleston for Final SoCon Series Baseball May 15, 2013
Georgia Southern Football Camps Set for June Football May 15, 2013
Mierzejewski Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 15, 2013
Baseball Falls in Final Home Game Baseball May 15, 2013
Wolfes Advances to U.S. Open Sectional Qualifier Golf May 14, 2013
Eagle Fund Donations Are Due June 3 Athletics May 14, 2013
Golf Begins NCAA Championship Play Thursday Golf May 14, 2013
Swope Earns Spot on CFPA Running Back Watch List Football May 13, 2013
Baseball Hosts Final Home Game Tuesday Baseball May 13, 2013
Georgia Southern Holds Special Graduation Ceremony Athletics May 13, 2013
Tickets Now Available for Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Eagles Open NCAA Tournament in Gainesville Regional Softball May 13, 2013
Clemson Completes Sweep of Georgia Southern Baseball May 12, 2013
Selection Show Viewing Set for 10 p.m. Inside Bishop Fieldhouse Softball May 12, 2013
Stevenson Invited Back for N.Y. Giants Rookie Camp Football May 12, 2013
Clemson Wins Series over Eagles Baseball May 12, 2013
Walk-Off Home Run Clinches Back-to-Back SoCon Championships Softball May 11, 2013
Waiting Game Begins for Eagles’ 4X100m Relay Team Track & Field May 11, 2013
Clemson Wins Series Opener Behind Strong Outing from Ace Baseball May 11, 2013
Eagles Win 11-Inning Marathon Over Cougars, Return to Title Game Softball May 10, 2013
Walk-off Single Forces "If Necessary Game" Between Cougars and Eagles Softball May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern Football 2014 Non-Conference Opponents Announced Football May 10, 2013
Georgia Southern 4X100m Relay Team Makes Last Run for Postseason Bid Track & Field May 10, 2013
Leadoff Home Run Pushes Eagles to SoCon Tournament Semifinals Softball May 9, 2013
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Volleyball Outlasts Elon 3-2

VIDEO: Post-match interview with OH Nichole Jeschelnik -- 10-14-2012
VIDEO: Post-match interview with OH Meredith Paskert -- 10-14-2012
VIDEO: Post-match interview with Coach Chad Callihan -- 10-14-2012

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STATESBORO, Ga. - Nicole Jeschelnik tallied a career-high 19 kills to go along with 16 digs, and Meredith Paskert added 19 kills to lead Georgia Southern to a 3-2 (25-18, 25-22, 19-25, 19-25, 15-6) Southern Conference volleyball victory over Elon Sunday afternoon in Hanner Fieldhouse.

The Eagles (16-6, 7-1 SoCon) won the first two sets but dropped the next two by identical 25-19 scores, and the momentum had definitely swung to the Elon side of the court. The Eagles got a sideout to open a slim 6-4 cushion in the fifth set and proceeded to run off five straight points during Kate Van Dyke’s serve to push the margin to 11-4. Paskert and Jeschelnik each had two kills during the run.

Danielle Smith got a kill for the Phoenix (10-13, 3-5 SoCon), but Paskert answered with a kill and Jeschelnik combined with Kayla Henderson for a block, making the score 13-5. Another Jeschelnik kill gave the Eagles match point, and the Phoenix committed a hitting error to end the contest.

“I’m really proud of the way we competed,” said Georgia Southern coach Chad Callihan. “We are grinders, and we know how to compete. I think in the third and fourth sets we got too caught up in the emotion of the game and made a few mistakes that led to more mistakes. Then we collected ourselves and started to play freely.”

The victory broke an eight-match losing streak in five-set matches for GSU, dating back to last season. The Eagles were 0-5 in five-set matches in 2011 and 0-3 this season.

Kym Coley finished with 12 kills for the Eagles, and Henderson posted eight. Van Dyke had 56 assists and 16 digs, and Alexandra Beecher posted a match-high 27 digs, including a few spectacular ones during long rallies in the fifth set.

Smith led Elon with 12 kills, while Kris Harris added 11 and Megan Gravley posted 10. The Phoenix combined for 13 blocks, nine of which came in the third and fourth sets when they made their run.

The Eagles open a four-match road swing at North Division leader and defending SoCon champion Samford Oct. 20.

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Category: Volleyball
Published on Sunday, 31 December 1899 19:00
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