JONESBORO, Ark. – Carlisa May recorded 12 kills and Darby Graff had 11 to lead Arkansas State to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-21) Sun Belt Conference volleyball victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in the Convocation Center. It was the 18th consecutive victory for the Red Wolves.

Megan Chevalier had seven kills and two blocks to lead Georgia Southern (8-16, 3-9), and Cathrine Murray finished with six kills. Alex Beecher tallied 18 of the Eagles' 44 digs.

Mallory Warrington logged 33 assists, and eight digs for Arkansas State (22-1, 13-0), and Markie Schaedig posted 24 digs and six assists.
 

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The story
The Red Wolves held the Eagles to .064 hitting for the match, including -.061 in the second set. The Eagles clawed back from an 11-4 deficit in the second set, and a 7-0 Georgia Southern run, aided by a kill and a block by Lauren Reichard, gave the Eagles an 18-17 lead. Arkansas State responded by outscoring the Eagles 8-2 the rest of the way with two kills by Graff to open a 2-0 lead in the match. The third set was tied 19-19 when the Red Wolves went on a 5-0 run, keyed by two Warrington kills, to make it match point. The Eagles fought off two match points, but May ended the contest with a kill.
 

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Quotable from head coach Dustin Wood
"We played up and down tonight. There were times in the match where we were lost on the floor and not executing, and there were moments in the match where we were firing on all cylinders. Arkansas State is a very good, consistent team. Hats off to them, but we let them off the hook late in the second and third sets. We fought hard to take the lead, and our lack of executing on the pins hurt us again. We did our job defensively, holding them to .144, but or offense got in the way. If we can figure our offense out, especially on the pins, we will see the wins come. We're regrouping tonight for a huge match tomorrow in Little Rock."
 

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Next Up
The Eagles travel to Little Rock Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. Eastern Sun Belt contest.
 

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Sun Belt Conference Tourney
Georgia Southern will host the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hanner Fieldhouse Nov. 20-22. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting GSEagles.com/SBCVBall. Passes for the entire tournament are available for just $25 for adults and $10 for youth 12-and-under. Single-day passes can be purchased for $10 (adults) or $5 (youth), and students at all Sun Belt Conference schools gain free admission.

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