BOCA RATON, Fla. – Megan Chevalier tallied 14 kills in the first match and 22 for the day, and the Georgia Southern volleyball team split its final two matches of the FAU Invitational Saturday.

The Eagles (2-2) swept Bethune-Cookman 3-0 (29-27, 26-24, 25-14) in their first match of the day and fell 3-0 (19-25, 20-25, 18-25) to host FAU in the final contest of the tournament. FAU went 4-0 in the tournament without dropping a set.

Katie Bange finished the day with 15 kills, 27 assists, 19 digs and five blocks, while Kat Minnerly had 29 assists in the two matches and Alex Beecher posted 27 digs. Beecher and Chevalier were named to the all-tournament team.
 

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Storyline vs. Bethune-Cookman
The Eagles fought off set point in the first frame with a Chevalier kill and then with the score tied 27-27, Bange put down a ball and Crysten Curry and Stephanie Spencer combined for a block to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the match. Georgia Southern overcame a 19-11 deficit in the second set with a 12-3 run, aided by two kills and a block by Bange and a pair of Spencer kills. The Eagles went ahead 25-24 on a Bethune-Cookman attack error, and Lauren Reichard put down a ball for a 2-0 lead in the match.
 

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Storyline vs. FAU
Georgia Southern hit just .029 for the match with 27 kills and 19 hitting errors. FAU hit .252 and posted 59 digs and 10 blocks. Leading 16-15, the Owls used a 6-1 run to take control of the first set. The Eagles had an early 5-4 lead in the second set, but FAU countered with an 8-0 push to open a seven-point cushion. Georgia Southern fought back and cut the deficit to 21-20 before the Owls scored the next four points. Holding a 19-17 lead in the third, the Owls used a 6-1 run, with three kills by Maja Ristic, to close out the match.
 

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Quotables from Coach Dustin Wood
On the weekend:
"We relied too heavily on one or two people in each match this weekend. We need to have everyone contribute offensively. We did a great job with our block and team defense, and it was nice to have Crysten, Katie and Beecher back. I'm very proud of Beecher and Chevalier for their all-tournament selection. Chev played so well in the Bethune-Cookman match, and Beecher was steady all weekend long. We are looking forward to getting in the gym and working on things before the Georgia Challenge next weekend."

On today's matches:
"We had an up and down day today. We were presented with all different situations - some we handled well and some we didn't. We did a good job of fighting back in matches that we were down but on the flip side, we let up mentally early or mid-match. The FAU match was played at a high level, and they were more consistent than we were tonight."
 

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Next Up
The Eagles travel to Athens for the Georgia Challenge at the University of Georgia. Georgia Southern will take on Kennesaw State, Georgia and Georgia Tech.

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