STATESBORO – Cathrine Murray tallied 15 kills and one block on the evening in Friday nights 3-1 (24-26, 18-25, 25-23, 20-25) loss to Little Rock.

Lauren Reichard hit .368 for the Eagles with 5 blocks, while Anna Wenger posted 11 kills. Megan Chevalier posted 10 kills and added 3 blocks, while hitting .296. Joscelin Morrow led the match with 19 digs followed closely behind by April Luther with 13.

Marina Avram posted 18 kills, 10 digs, and three blocks to lead the Trojans. Mya Robinson had 13 kills and collected 18 digs on the evening, while Belissa Guidotti had 8 blocks on the evening.

The story
The Eagles dropped the first set after forcing set point the final five points of the frame. The Blue and White had 16 kills and were .211 hitting during that time.

In the second set, the Trojans jumped out to a 12-1 lead and were on a 5-0 run, before the Eagles could break through and regain some momentum. The Blue and White made a push late in the second set, down 20-8, going on a 5-0 run with Morrow serving. Reichard had two kills during that span and Luther added a service ace later in the set. The Trojans would finish the set on a 3-0 scoring run to take a 2-0 lead at the break.

In the third set, the Trojans jumped out to an early 6-2 lead. The Eagles battled back behind two three point runs which gave the Eagles the lead. The Blue and White would win the third set forcing a fourth set.

In the fourth set the Eagles were down 20-14, before Little Rock pushed the score to 23-16. The Blue and White rallied back with a 3-0 run to make the score 23-19. The Trojans rallied and finished the set and match defeating the Eagles 3-1.

Quotable from head coach Dustin Wood
"We started out playing at a consistent level in the first set. We beat them in every statistical aspect of the game but had bad errors at the wrong time that cost us the set. I think our players were frustrated by that coming out into the second set, and we got down early and big. We found a way to grab momentum late in the set scoring big runs late that set us up for winning the third set. We had to change our offensive system, and that sparked us. We just lacked execution in the fourth."

"We really had a good week of preparation, and we felt great about how we were playing. I'm disappointed in our execution when the whistle blows against other opponents. We do a great job at practice against one another, but we have be better obviously versus our opponents."

"We again passed so well, plenty good enough to win but lacked execution in our setting and hitting positions. We have the fortunate situation to make a change quickly tomorrow. We have a tough opponent tomorrow night, and we all need to raise our level of play in every aspect of the game."

Next up
The Eagles take on Arkansas State Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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