HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Emily Jarome collected a match-high 18 kills to lead Georgia Southern to a 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-23) Sun Belt volleyball win over Marshall Friday night in the Cam Henderson Center.

Eagles of the Match
Jarome hit .351 in the match while adding four digs and an ace, and Jordan Christy finished with nine kills and a block. Baylor Bumford and Paige Powers each tallied seven kills, and Ashlyn Lovett finished with a match-high 18 digs. Callaway Cason tallied 35 assists, five digs and two aces.

Key Moments
With the Eagles (11-6, 3-2) leading the match 2-0 and the score tied 22-22 in the third, GS won two straight points on a Jarome kill and a Marshall hitting error. The Herd (7-12, 1-6) staved off match point with a kill by Essence Clerkley before Jarome put down a monster kill to end the contest.

Marshall trimmed a six-point deficit to one by scoring five straight points in the second set, and block by The Herd made the score 23-22 in favor of the Eagles. The teams traded points before a Marshall attack error gave the set to the Eagles.

Key Stats
The Eagles had a 6-0 edge in service aces and a 40-32 advantage in digs.

Quotables from Coach Chad Willis
"I'm proud of the effort tonight to earn a good result. We talked before the match about setting some benchmarks, and our group stayed dialed in throughout. First contact really set a tone and allowed us to stay balanced offensively—we'll need to build off that going into tomorrow."

Next up
The Eagles and Herd will play again tomorrow at noon on ESPN+.