STATESBORO, Ga. – Jess Keller recorded 19 kills and two blocks to lead Appalachian State to a 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-19) Sun Belt Conference volleyball victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in Hanner Fieldhouse. With the win, the Mountaineers improved their perfect league record to 9-0.

Lauren Reichard tallied seven kills and three blocks to lead Georgia Southern (8-14, 3-7), and Katie Bange collected 25 assists, eight digs, three kills and three blocks.

Emily Corrigan posted seven kills and seven digs for Appalachian State (16-4, 9-0), and Ashton Gregory was credited with seven kills. Paige Brown finished with 33 assists, four digs and three blocks.
 

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The story
Appalachian State held Georgia Southern to a .119 hitting percentage, and the Eagles hit .031 in the second set and .083 in the third. The Mountaineers broke an 11-11 tie with a 6-2 run in the first set, and after the Eagles cut the lead to 19-16, scored three straight to make the margin 22-16. Corrigan put down a ball, Olivia Reed served an ace and Brown and Gregory combined for a block during the stretch. Leading 23-20, Keller got a kill, and Gregory ended the set with an ace. Down 2-0 in the match, Georgia Southern opened a 15-13 cushion in the third set as Bange and Reichard combined for a block, and Bange followed it with a kill. The Mountaineers countered with a 5-1 spurt to open an 18-16 advantage. Leading 20-18, App finished the match with a 5-1 run, keyed by two Keller kills.
 

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Quotable from Coach Dustin Wood
"I was disappointed in the way we played tonight. We didn't execute, and we didn't play well. We have to regroup and come back at it tomorrow. The luxury is that we play tomorrow so we need to leave that in the locker room and really focus in on UTA. Since I've been here, I've said, 'if we play well, I like our chances,' so we need to play well tomorrow night."
 

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Next Up
The Eagles play host to UT Arlington Saturday night in Hanner Fieldhouse. First serve is set for 6:30 p.m. 

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