TROY, Ala.– Georgia Southern volleyball (20-7, 10-6 Sun Belt) bounced back in the season finale, taking down Troy (14-12, 12-4) in five sets on Friday.

"What a battle! Credit to our group for staying the course and coming up with big plays when needed," head coach Chad Willis said. "I thought we did a much better job handling first contact tonight and we were physical at the net defensively. Great way to end the regular season and pick up a win heading into the tournament."

The Eagles used a massive 9-1 run in the middle of the first set to cruise to a 25-17 win. Chamblee Russell used back-to-back kills to cap it off, and three-straight points on Logan Jones' serves gave the Eagles the win.

Up 17-12 in the second set, the Trojans hung around just enough to battle back, using a 5-0 run to win 26-24.

In the third set, the Eagles led 19-16 and went on a 6-1 advantage over the final seven points to once again win 25-17. Reagan Barth had a pair of kills during the run, both coming in the final two points of the set.

The Eagles again led late but fell victim to another Troy run, losing 25-16 after being up as much as four points. Russell extended her kill total to 17.

An early 6-1 run was enough to push the Eagles to a win in set five. Vickery recorded a kill and two block assists to stake the Eagles to a 7-1 lead, and the Trojans could not respond. The visitors used another 5-0 run to win 15-5.

Russell tied for the match-high with 19 kills, while Barth was right there with 17. Megan Vickery once again had a massive performance in the block department with 11 total, and Ally Barnhart had nine.

Barth (17 kills, 17 digs) continued her great freshman season with yet another double-double and Ashlyn Lovett's 21 digs led the Eagles.

The Eagles reached the 20-win benchmark for the first time since 2013, and their 10 Sun Belt wins are the most they've had since they joined the conference.

Georgia Southern earned the third seed in the East and will await the winner of the 6 vs. 7 game on Thursday morning.