Defense Leads Volleyball to 3-2 win over Troy

Friday, November 11

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

15-10,7-6Sun Belt

Troy

16-11,10-5Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Troy	19	25	22	25	13	2
Ga. Southern	25	22	25	17	15	3

Grace Underwood finished with 10 blocks, one shy of her career high.

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

11/11/2022 9:15:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

The teams play again tomorrow at 1 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse.

By: Marc Gignac

STATESBORO – Emily Jarome collected 18 kills, and Grace Underwood totaled 10 blocks to lead Georgia Southern to a 3-2 (25-19, 22-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-13) Sun Belt volleyball win over Troy Friday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.

Eagles of the Match
Jarome hit .210 in the match and added nine digs and two blocks, while Paige Powers finished with 12 kills. Ashlyn Lovett notched 22 digs, and Callaway Cason tallied 40 assists, 10 digs and three blocks.

Key Moments
The Eagles (15-10, 7-6) led 13-11 in the fifth set, but Halston Hillier and Amiah Butler (19 kills) tallied consecutive kills to tie the score. Jarome put down a ball off a Cason assist for the sideout and match point, and Logan Jones came off the bench and served an ace just inside the baseline to end the contest.

Troy (16-11, 10-5) scored four straight to open a 9-6 lead in the fifth, but Underwood assisted on two blocks and Powers put down a pair of kills in a 6-1 run that have the Eagles a 12-10 cushion.

Key Stats
It was the Eagles' third straight five-set match, and GS improved to 2-4 in five-setters this season. Georgia Southern outblocked Troy 12-4 and finished with nine aces, compared to five for the Trojans. Troy also committed 18 service errors.

Quotables from Coach Chad Willis
"What a battle! I'm just really proud of our group for staying the course and competing all the way through. We didn't always have the cleanest of stretches, but we stayed dialed into the game plan and executed in some key moments. First contact and our physicality at the net was strong all night, and we'll need a repeat of that tomorrow."

Next up
The Eagles close the regular season by hosting Troy again tomorrow at 1 p.m. on Senior Day. GS will honor seniors Baylor Bumford, Meredith Eckard, Abby Strong and manager Khloe Henderson along with Jarome and Underwood prior to the match.