Eagles Fall to Arkansas State Saturday

Saturday, October 17

Statesboro, Ga.

1 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

13-7,5-3Sun Belt

Arkansas State

11-8,7-1Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Arkansas St.	25	25	26	3
Ga. Southern	19	17	24	0

Box Score (PDF)

10/17/2026 3:03:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern (13-7, 5-3 Sun Belt) lost to Arkansas St. (11-8, 7-1 Sun Belt) 3-0 on Saturday at Hanner Fieldhouse. The Eagles hit .200 with 36 kills, while Arkansas St. finished with 54 kills and a .280 hitting percentage.

Reagan Barth led the Eagles with 11 kills and 12.5 points, adding seven digs. Lexi Duffy recorded 28 assists and five digs. Pfefferkorn added nine kills and 12 digs, while Alex Myers tallied seven kills, two aces and three total blocks.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Eagles scored the first three points on kills by Beka Pfefferkorn and Lexi Duffy and an Arkansas St. attack error, but Arkansas St. tied the set at 5-5 and later moved in front 12-9.
- Arkansas St. built a 17-12 lead before the Eagles worked back into the set, first with an Alex Myers kill and Kayla Knowles block and later with back-to-back Myers aces that made it 20-18.
- Arkansas St. answered with three straight points to go up 23-18, and after a Pfefferkorn kill, the visitors took the final two points to win the set 25-19.

Second Set
- The Eagles built an early 5-1 lead, with Reagan Barth recording a kill and a service ace during the opening stretch.
- Arkansas St. answered with a 7-1 push to move ahead 9-6, getting kills from Devyn Lewis, Haley Glunz, Kaitlin Whitlock and Erin Madigan during the run.
- The Eagles pulled back within 10-9 on an Alex Myers kill, but Arkansas St. scored the next five points to extend its lead to 15-9.
- Kills from Sam Bowron and Barth helped the Eagles continue trading points late, but Arkansas St. closed the set 25-17 on a Whitlock kill.

Third Set
- After Arkansas St. went ahead 7-6 on a Libby Gee-Weiler ace, the Eagles won five of the next six points, getting kills from Alex Myers, Reagan Barth and Pfefferkorn to move in front 11-8.
- The Eagles stayed ahead through the middle of the set, with Sam Bowron, Myers and Barth adding kills as the Eagles reached 21-15.
- Arkansas St. scored five straight points to cut the margin to 21-20 before the Eagles moved to set point at 24-21 on two Pfefferkorn kills and an Arkansas St. attack error.
- Arkansas St. closed with five straight points, tying the set at 24-24 and finishing it on kills from Addison Collum and Haley Glunz for a 26-24 result.

UP NEXT
Up next, the Eagles volleyball team hosts James Madison on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia.