Volleyball Completes Sweep of Marshall

Saturday, October 15

Huntington, W. Va.

Noon

Georgia Southern University

12-6,4-2Sun Belt

Marshall

7-13,1-7Sun Belt

Ga. Southern

Marshall

Baylor Bumford hit .526 for the match.

Photo by: AJ Henderson / Georgia Southern

10/15/2022 2:35:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

The Eagles win all six sets on the weekend.

By: Marc Gignac

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Emily Jarome totaled a match-high 19 kills, and Baylor Bumford chipped in 11 kills and four blocks to lead Georgia Southern to a 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 28-26) Sun Belt volleyball win over Marshall Saturday afternoon in the Cam Henderson Center.

Eagles of the Match
Jarome hit .283 in the match while adding two digs and two blocks, and Bumford hit .526. Callaway Cason tallied 40 assists, three digs and an ace.

Key Moments
After the Eagles (12-6, 4-2) fought off one set point in the third, Ashlynn Lovett dove for the pancake dig and Bumford finished the play with a kill to give the Eagles set point. A GS service error tied the score again before Jarome put down a kill, and Bumford combined with Robin Rosser for a block to give the Eagles the set, 28-26, and the match 3-0.

Key Stats
The Eagles had 17 more kills and 24 more attacks than The Herd (7-13, 1-7). GS hit .231 for the match while holding Marshall to .097.

Quotables from Coach Chad Willis
"We're happy to walk away with a road sweep! We did a nice job of setting the tone early in each of the sets today. Our pressure from the service line and execution of the game plan at the net helped us stay the course. Shout out to our bench for providing great energy all weekend; we really fed off that!"

Next up
The Eagles will play their first home match in over a month when they host Georgia State for two contests next weekend. Friday's match begins at 6 p.m., and Saturday's contest starts at 1 p.m. Both matches will air live on ESPN+.