BOONE, N.C. – Ashton Gregory tallied 17 kills, five digs and two blocks to lead Appalachian State to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 27-25) Sun Belt Conference volleyball victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in the Holmes Center.

Cathrine Murray recorded nine kills to lead Georgia Southern (8-18, 3-11), and Stephanie Spencer registered eight kills. Katie Bange tallied 27 assists, six kills and five digs, while Alex Beecher posted 14 digs.

Emily Corrigan finished with 13 kills and seven digs for Appalachian State (20-4, 13-0), which won its 15th straight match. Paige Brown finished with 43 assists and 12 digs, while Jess Keller had 13 kills.
 

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The story
Appalachian State hit .302 for the match with just 14 errors on 116 swings. The third set featured 14 ties and six lead changes. The Eagles fought back from an 18-12 deficit in the third as kills by Murray and Spencer and two kills by Chevalier keyed a 10-2 Georgia Southern run. The Eagles fought off two match points with kills by Hannah Braun and Murray, but Keller put down consecutive kills for the Mountaineers to end the match.
 

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Quotable from head coach Dustin Wood
"It was a story of two Georgia Southern teams tonight. We came out flat in the first two sets. We showed a lot of fight in the third set and played Georgia Southern volleyball. We executed at a high level and had our opportunities to put the set away. We passed well enough to win, but it was a little too late. We can't wait to start playing in the third set; we need to sustain a high level from the beginning of the match. We need to take the good out of tonight and use it tomorrow in a pivotal match for us."
 

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Next Up
The Eagles take on Georgia State Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Atlanta. The winner receives half a point in the Southern vs. State Rivalry Series.
 

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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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