Duffy, Myers, Pfefferkorn Post Career Outings, as Eagles Battle Through Five-Set Victory

Thursday, October 29

Huntington, WV

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

16-7,8-3Sun Belt

Marshall

14-8,7-4Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Ga. Southern	26	25	22	18	15	3
Marshall	24	22	25	25	12	2

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10/29/2026 9:56:00 PM | Volleyball

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Georgia Southern (16-7, 8-3 Sun Belt) defeated Marshall (14-8, 7-4 Sun Belt) 3-2 on Thursday, winning 26-24, 25-22, 22-25, 18-25, 15-12. The Eagles finished with 78 kills and 98 digs, compared with 70 kills and 87 digs for Marshall.

Reagan Barth led the Eagles with 26 kills and 27.5 points, adding 22 digs and three blocks. Pfefferkorn finished with 25 kills on a .317 hitting percentage and collected 14 digs. Lexi Duffy recorded 59 assists, 17 digs and three blocks. Maddie Cugino posted a team-high 23 digs and added five assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Eagles moved ahead 4-2 behind early kills from Beka Pfefferkorn and Reagan Barth, but Marshall answered during a back-and-forth opening stretch and went in front 12-9.
- After the Eagles pulled even at 14-14 and again at 15-15, Marshall scored four straight points to move ahead 19-15 and later held a 22-19 lead.
- Maddie Cugino served the Eagles through four straight points, with kills from Alex Myers, Sam Bowron, Pfefferkorn and Lexi Duffy putting the Eagles up 23-22.
- Marshall tied the set at 23-23 and 24-24 before Barth delivered consecutive kills to close the Eagles' 26-24 win.

Second Set
- The Eagles moved ahead 10-4 during a four-point run with Alex Myers serving, including a Reagan Barth-Lexi Duffy block and a Barth kill from Duffy.
- Marshall worked back from a 13-6 deficit, tied the set at 16-16 and later moved in front 18-17.
- Barth answered with a kill to tie it at 18-18, and the Eagles added five more points with Duffy serving to build a 23-18 lead.
- Marshall cut the margin to 24-22 before Barth finished the set with a kill from Duffy for a 25-22 Eagles win.

Third Set
- Marshall moved out to a 6-2 lead, but the Eagles chipped back with a Pfefferkorn kill, consecutive blocks by Alex Myers and Lexi Duffy, and a Reagan Barth/Kayla Knowles block to tie the set at 9-9 before moving ahead 10-9.
- Marshall answered with a 5-1 stretch to go up 15-11, then the Eagles won five of the next six points behind kills from Pfefferkorn, Barth, Myers and Anna Powell to take a 17-16 lead.
- After the Eagles went back in front 19-18 on a Barth kill, Marshall scored five straight, including an Emma Sayre ace and two Peyton Sasse kills, to move ahead 23-19.
- A Myers kill stopped the run at 23-20, and the Eagles later pulled within 24-22 on a Marshall service error and another Barth/Knowles block, but Emma Barnett's kill closed the set for Marshall, 25-22.

Fourth Set
- Pfefferkorn had three early kills as the Eagles built a 5-1 lead, and Anna Powell added a kill to help make it 7-3.
- Marshall tied the set at 8-8 before the Eagles moved back in front 11-8 on kills from Alex Myers, Reagan Barth and Pfefferkorn.
- Marshall answered with seven straight points to move ahead 15-11, then held the lead through the closing stretch and took the set 25-18 on a Peyton Sasse kill.

Fifth Set
- The teams traded points through a 5-5 tie, with Reagan Barth recording three early kills for the Eagles and Anna Powell adding another.
- The Eagles won the next four points on Mayte Camacho's serve, including her ace, to move ahead 9-5.
- After Marshall cut the margin to 9-7, Alex Myers and Barth delivered kills and Kayla Knowles added a block as the Eagles pushed the lead to 13-7.
- Marshall pulled within 13-11, but Pfefferkorn had the Eagles' final two kills, including the last point in a 15-12 set win.

NOTEABLES
- Team - Achieved a season-high of 78 kills in the match.
- Team - Recorded a season-high of 98 digs in the match.
- Alex Myers - Recorded a career-high of 16 kills.
- Alex Myers - Maintained a hitting percentage of at least 0.484 over the last 3 games.
- Pfefferkorn - Tied a career-high with 25 kills, surpassing the season average of 11.36.
- Lexi Duffy - Recorded a career-high of 59 set assists.
- Lexi Duffy - Achieved a career-high of 17 digs.
- Lexi Duffy - Posted a career-high 17 digs, exceeding the season average of 6.32.
- Reagan Barth - Achieved a season-high of 26 kills.

UP NEXT
Up next, the Eagles visit Marshall at Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia, on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m.