STATESBORO, Ga. – Jordan Kohl tallied 11 kills and three blocks, and Texas State hit .314 for the match to sweep Georgia Southern 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-22) in Sun Belt Conference volleyball action Saturday afternoon in Hanner Fieldhouse.

The loss eliminates Georgia Southern from next week's Sun Belt Conference Tournament and ends the Eagles' season.

Kym Coley led Georgia Southern (7-23, 6-14) with eight kills, and Megan Chevalier posted seven kills and one block. Jamie DeRatt, Cathrine Murray and Leah Joseph all recorded six kills, and Kat Minnerly posted 28 assists and eight digs.

Shelby Vas Matt tallied 10 kills for Texas State (20-12, 15-5), and Caylin Mahoney recorded 31 assists, six kills, six digs and five blocks.

The Eagles hit a negative percentage in the first two sets of the match to dig themselves a 2-0 hole. Georgia Southern got things going in the third frame and led 18-13 on a Coley kill, but Texas State answered with an 8-2 run, capped by a Lauren Kirch ace, to take a 21-20 lead. With the score tied 22-22, Kohl scored a point with a kill and combined with Brooke Smith for a block to make it match point. Vas Matt finished things off with a kill.

With the bulk of the team back after a 28-6 season in 2013, the Eagles were picked to finish third in their first year in the Sun Belt, but a rash of injuries forced head coach Dustin Wood to dress as few as eight players most nights. Libero Alex Beecher, right side Katie Bange and middle Crysten Curry, who were all starters in 2013, missed a majority of the season with injuries.

"It was just one of those seasons where injuries took their toll on us," said Wood. "We had to throw a lot of young kids into the fire, and they fought hard every night but are still trying to find consistency at this level, which is typical of freshman and sophomores. The positive for us moving forward is that we should have a deep team with a ton of match experience."

Another positive is that Georgia Southern will host next year's Sun Belt Tournament in Hanner Fieldhouse.

The Eagles lose just two seniors and in addition to getting Beecher, Bange and Curry back, return Minnerly, Chevalier, Murray, Avery Stephens and Leah Joseph, who started the majority of the matches this season.

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