Saturday, October 10
Statesboro, Ga.
6:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern University
6-13, 1-6SBC
0
vs
3
Arkansas State
17-1, 8-0SBC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 26 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Georgia Southern | 24 | 19 | 13 | 0 |
Cathrine Murray tallied a season-high 15 kills and 12 digs.
Photo by: Frank Fortune - Georgia Southern Athletics
Arkansas State Stays Undefeated in the Sun Belt with 3-0 Win over Georgia Southern
10/10/2015 8:42:00 PM | Volleyball
The Eagles play a pair of Sun Belt matches in Louisiana next week.
STATESBORO, Ga. – Darby Graff led Arkansas State with 10 kills and four blocks, and the Red Wolves ran their record to 8-0 in the Sun Belt Conference with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-19, 25-13) volleyball victory over Georgia Southern Saturday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.
Cathrine Murray registered a season-high 15 kills to go along with 12 digs to lead the Eagles (6-13, 1-6), and Megan Chevalier added seven kills. Katie Bange recorded 25 assists, seven digs and four kills, and Alex Beecher finished with 13 digs.
Kari Castanon-Hill tallied nine kills and three blocks for Arkansas State (17-1, 8-0), while Carlisa May and Drew Jones each finished with eight kills. Mallory Warrington finished with 35 assists, six digs and two aces, and the Red Wolves served up eight aces as a team. It was Arkansas State's 12th straight victory.
The story
The first set featured 12 ties and four lead changes, and the Eagles led 23-21 following a kill by Murray. The teams traded points to set up set point, but consecutive Eagle errors tied the score 24-24. Graff and Castanon-Hill combined for a block to give the Red Wolves set point, and an Eagle error gave Arkansas State a 1-0 lead in the match. Leading 17-16 in the second set, Arkansas State used a 5-1 run, powered by Graff kill and a block by Graff and Castanon-Hill, to open a 22-17 lead. The Red Wolves pushed the margin to 24-19, and Kelsey Reis put down a kill give Arkansas State a 2-0 lead in the match. The Red Wolves hit .462 and held Georgia Southern to .080 in the third to finish the match in straight sets.
Quotable from Coach Dustin Wood
"Arkansas State is a very good program, but we're capable of being a very good program too – it's just that they were more consistent than us tonight. We played really well in the first set. It shows us what we're capable of. It's in this group; we just have to maintain it through 25, 26 or 27 points, no matter how things are going. We were in the second set and then we mentally checked out. We reverted back to old ways in terms of fundamentals and techniques and mentally as well in the second and third sets."
Next Up
The Eagles travel to Louisiana next week to face ULM Thursday and UL Lafayette Saturday in a pair of Sun Belt matches.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.
Cathrine Murray registered a season-high 15 kills to go along with 12 digs to lead the Eagles (6-13, 1-6), and Megan Chevalier added seven kills. Katie Bange recorded 25 assists, seven digs and four kills, and Alex Beecher finished with 13 digs.
Kari Castanon-Hill tallied nine kills and three blocks for Arkansas State (17-1, 8-0), while Carlisa May and Drew Jones each finished with eight kills. Mallory Warrington finished with 35 assists, six digs and two aces, and the Red Wolves served up eight aces as a team. It was Arkansas State's 12th straight victory.
The story
The first set featured 12 ties and four lead changes, and the Eagles led 23-21 following a kill by Murray. The teams traded points to set up set point, but consecutive Eagle errors tied the score 24-24. Graff and Castanon-Hill combined for a block to give the Red Wolves set point, and an Eagle error gave Arkansas State a 1-0 lead in the match. Leading 17-16 in the second set, Arkansas State used a 5-1 run, powered by Graff kill and a block by Graff and Castanon-Hill, to open a 22-17 lead. The Red Wolves pushed the margin to 24-19, and Kelsey Reis put down a kill give Arkansas State a 2-0 lead in the match. The Red Wolves hit .462 and held Georgia Southern to .080 in the third to finish the match in straight sets.
Quotable from Coach Dustin Wood
"Arkansas State is a very good program, but we're capable of being a very good program too – it's just that they were more consistent than us tonight. We played really well in the first set. It shows us what we're capable of. It's in this group; we just have to maintain it through 25, 26 or 27 points, no matter how things are going. We were in the second set and then we mentally checked out. We reverted back to old ways in terms of fundamentals and techniques and mentally as well in the second and third sets."
Next Up
The Eagles travel to Louisiana next week to face ULM Thursday and UL Lafayette Saturday in a pair of Sun Belt matches.
Georgia Southern Athletics provides up-to-date information on all its sports through its official website, GSEagles.com, through social media channels facebook.com/GSAthletics, twitter.com/GSAthletics, iOS app Georgia Southern Eagles and Android app Eagles GATA. Fans can purchase tickets to Georgia Southern Athletics events by calling 1-800-GSU-WINS or by visiting GSEagles.com.
Team Stats
ASU
GASO
Kills
42
35
Errors
11
20
Attempts
110
103
Hitting %
.282
.146
Points
57.0
43.0
Assists
39
33
Aces
8
2
Blocks
7.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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