Volleyball Preview: Georgia Southern Plays Home-and-Home Against Georgia State

Thursday, October 7

Atlanta, Ga.

6:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

Georgia State

Ashlyn Lovett and the Eagles play a home-and-home series with Georgia State this week.

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

Volleyball Preview: Georgia Southern Plays Home-and-Home Against Georgia State

10/5/2021 11:12:00 AM | Volleyball

The Eagles host the Panthers Saturday in Hanner Fieldhouse.

By: Marc Gignac

Ga. Southern (10-4, 3-1) at Georgia State (3-11, 0-4)
Date: Oct. 7 - 6:30 p.m. - GSU Sports Arena
Series: GS trails 24-14, L1 | Series History
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Ga. Southern vs. Georgia State
Date: Oct. 9 - 6 p.m. - Hanner Fieldhouse
Promo: Student Appreciation Night | Buy Tickets
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• Georgia Southern plays instate rival Georgia State in a home-and-home series this week. The teams meet in Atlanta Thursday night and in Hanner Saturday evening.

• The Eagles are coming off a 1-1 week, posting a 3-1 win over Appalachian State and falling 3-1 to Coastal Carolina. The Panthers fell to both the Chanticleers and the Mountaineers by a 3-2 margin.

• Georgia Southern trails the all-time series against Georgia State, which began in 1985, 24-14. The teams split four matches last season, and the Eagles are 4-8 against Georgia State on the road and 8-9 in Hanner Fieldhouse.

• Saturday's match in Hanner is Student Appreciation Night, and over $500 worth of raffle prizes will be distributed.

• Baylor Bumford ranks second in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.345), and Christina Walton ranks fifth (.311). Bumford is seventh in blocks (0.95/set), and Walton ranks sixth (1.00/set).

• The Eagles rank second in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.240), fourth in aces (1.65/set) and fourth in blocks (2.18/set). GS also ranks fourth in opponent hitting percentage, holding its opponents to .162, and the Eagles are limiting their opponents to 11.6 kills a set, good for third in the league.

• Madison Brown is the seventh Eagle to surpass 2,500 assists for her career, and the senior ranks sixth on the Georgia Southern all-time list with 2,628. She ranks second in the Sun Belt in aces (0.48/set) and fourth in assists (8.85). Grace Slader ranks third in the Sun Belt in aces (0.45) and fifth in assists (8.29).

• Following the weekend, the Eagles travel to the Yellowhammer State to face Troy Friday and South Alabama Saturday.