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Carly Turner
Carly Turner had seven kills to lead the Eagles.
0
Georgia Southern GS 0-4
3
Winner Arkansas AR 2-1
Georgia Southern GS
0-4
0
Final
3
Arkansas AR
2-1
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Georgia Southern GS 22 6 16 (0)
Arkansas AR 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Marc Gignac

Arkansas Sweeps Eagle Volleyball at Diet Coke Classic

Carly Turner posts seven kills to lead GS.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Arkansas sophomore Hailey Dirrigl tallied 10 kills and seven digs to lead the Razorbacks to a 3-0 volleyball win over Georgia Southern in the Diet Coke Classic at Maturi Pavilion Friday night.

Carly Turner led the Eagles (0-4) with seven kills to go along with two digs. 

Key Moments
GS led Arkansas (2-1) 19-18 in the first set, but a Dirrigl kill ignited a 7-3 run to finish the set. Maia Stripp added two kills during the stretch, and the Razorbacks went on to hit .556 in the second set and .323 in the third. 

Eagle of the Match
Turner led the Eagles in kills and hitting percentage.

Quotables from coach Dustin Wood
"We came out exactly how we wanted, and we had a mindset and confidence through the first set. We let a five-point run go on us that evened the score when we were up. That run took some of the wind out of some of our players."

"The game has a lot of ups and downs, and we are letting the downs of the game affect our play. I thought we played great the first set, but it slipped away at the end. It happens sometimes, but it really affected the team in the second set, which I was really disappointed with. We came out in the third and competed but the remnants of the first set was still on our minds."

"We have to regroup for the No. 3 team in the nation tomorrow. We are looking for players to step up and compete hard and not let mistakes affect their play. We can play well, but how we play is a result of what is in between the ears."

Next Up
The Eagles take on the third-ranked and tournament hosts Golden Gophers tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET and face North Dakota State at 5:30 p.m. in their final match of the tournament.

Of Note
In order to generate added interest in the volleyball program among its Savannah patrons, GS has moved its home opener against North Florida Sept. 4 to Alumni Arena on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus. First serve is at 6:30 p.m., and admission is free. It's the first intercollegiate sporting event on the Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus in Savannah since the consolidation.
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