Texas State Tops Eagle Volleyball 3-0

Friday, October 29

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

13-8,6-5Sun Belt

Texas State

13-11,9-2Sun Belt

Texas St.

Ga. Southern

Rebekah Farthing collected a match-high 13 digs.

10/29/2021 8:05:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Georgia Southern plays host to UTA Sunday at noon.

By: Marc Gignac

STATESBORO – Janell Fitzgerald tallied 12 kills, 12 digs and three aces, and Texas State never trailed en route to a 3-0 (25-17, 25-16, 25-13) Sun Belt Conference volleyball win over Georgia Southern Friday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.

Eagles of the Match
Mya Wilson led the Eagles (13-8, 6-5) with six kills, Hannah McGlockton collected five and Maddie Bryant and Baylor Bumford each posted four. Rebekah Farthing tallied a match-high 13 digs.

Key Moments
Texas State (13-11, 9-2) jumped out to an 8-1 lead to start the match, ran off four straight points on three occasions in the second set and led the third set 15-2. It was the seventh straight win for the Bobcats.

Stat of the Match
Texas State hit .380 for the match while holding the Eagles to .122. The Bobcats also held a 5-2 edge in aces.

Quotables from Coach Chad Willis
"It was a disappointing result tonight. Credit to Texas State, I thought they came out with a ton of energy and pressured us early, and unfortunately, we couldn't find a way to respond. First contact and our overall team defense lacked tonight, which didn't enable us to find much rhythm offensively. We have an opportunity in front of us to respond Sunday - next match mentality."

Next Up
The Eagles cap their four-match homestand Sunday when they host UTA at noon in Hanner Fieldhouse. It's Volloween and all fans wearing a costume gain admission for $3.