Eagles Remain Unbeaten at Home Sweeping ODU Friday

Friday, October 2

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

11-4,3-0Sun Belt

Old Dominion

4-10,0-3Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Old Dominion	21	19	21	0
Ga. Southern	25	25	25	3

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10/2/2026 8:21:00 PM | Volleyball

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STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern defeated Old Dominion 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-21) on Friday. The Eagles recorded 48 kills and hit .223 while holding Old Dominion to 36 kills and a .149 hitting percentage. With the sweep it marks the ninth of the season, fifth at Hanner Fieldhouse, and extends the Eagles streak to 16 consecutive sets won. That stretch includes 10 consecutive sets won inside Hanner Fieldhouse.

Alex Myers led the Eagles with 13 kills while hitting .435 and added three block assists. Lexi Duffy finished with 36 assists, 10 digs and three kills on six attacks. Maddie Cugino collected 22 digs and added a service ace. Pfefferkorn recorded 11 kills, 12 digs, three blocks and one service ace.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Eagles built a 5-1 lead with kills from Kayla Knowles and Sam Bowron before Old Dominion answered with five straight points to move ahead 6-5.
- Old Dominion later went in front 15-13, but the Eagles won five of the next six points, getting kills from Alex Myers and Beka Pfefferkorn to move ahead 18-16.
- The Eagles pushed the lead to 21-17, and after Old Dominion cut it to 23-21, Reagan Barth and Bowron delivered the final two kills for a 25-21 set win.

Second Set
- The Eagles opened with four straight points on Mayte Camacho's serve, getting two kills from Alex Myers and one from Reagan Barth.
- The lead grew to 12-5 during a Maddie Cugino service stretch that included kills from Pfefferkorn and Barth and a block by Myers and Pfefferkorn.
- Old Dominion cut a 15-7 deficit to 15-11 and later closed within 19-18, but the Eagles stayed in front.
- After Old Dominion made it 21-19, the Eagles won the final four points behind two Pfefferkorn kills, an Old Dominion attack error and a Myers kill to take the set 25-19.

Third Set
- Old Dominion moved in front 9-4, with Elisa Maggi delivering consecutive kills to finish the early stretch.
- The Eagles answered by winning seven of the next eight rallies, getting a Maddie Cugino ace, four Alex Myers kills and a Sam Bowron kill to move ahead 11-10.
- The set stayed tight through 18-18 before the Eagles scored four-straight, including a Myers kill, a block by Gabby Babinski and Myers, and a Pfefferkorn ace.
- Bowron added a kill for a 23-19 lead, and Reagan Barth later closed the 25-21 set with a kill.

Match Notes:
- Alex Myers - Recorded a season-high of 13 kills.
- Pfefferkorn - Recorded a season-high of 12 digs.
- Lexi Duffy - Recorded a season-high of 36 assists.
- Maddie Cugino - Recorded 22 digs, surpassing their season average of 17.29.
- Reagan Barth - Achieved at least 12 kills in four consecutive matches.

QUOTES
After the Eagles' sweep of Old Dominion, Chad Willis balanced the result with areas to address before the teams meet again, saying, "Proud of the win tonight, good result. I think we did a good job in each set of offensively doing what we needed to." Willis said the Eagles still had room to sharpen their play — "It just felt there were moments where we weren't as clean, we weren't as crisp with our touch and our contact" — and pointed to Maddie Caino's defensive work as part of the effort, noting that the team would "work the film, make some adjustments going into tomorrow, hopefully get a similar result."

UP NEXT
Up next, the Eagles host Old Dominion on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia.