Eagles Drop First Sun Belt Match at Appalachian State

Thursday, October 8

Boone, NC

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

12-5,4-1Sun Belt

Appalachian State

12-7,5-0Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Ga. Southern	28	17	25	17	1
App State	30	25	23	25	3

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10/8/2026 9:02:00 PM | Volleyball

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BOONE, N.C. — Georgia Southern lost to App State 3-1 (28-30, 17-25, 25-23, 17-25) on Thursday at Holmes Convocation Center. The Eagles finished without a service ace and committed 13 service errors, while App State recorded 10 aces. The loss on Thursday snaps an eight-match winning streak for the Eagles, while also ending the consecutive sets won at 19 straight.

Reagan Barth led the Eagles with 15 kills and 15.5 points while adding 15 digs. Lexi Duffy finished with 31 assists, 10 digs and two block assists. Alex Myers posted nine kills on a .296 hitting percentage and recorded a team-high five total blocks. Maddie Cugino collected 15 digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The opening stretch stayed tight before the Eagles moved ahead 11-8 behind a Reagan Barth kill and two App State attack errors.
- After App State went back in front 15-14, the Eagles won five straight points, using blocks involving Sam Bowron, Lexi Duffy and Alex Myers before kills from Barth and Myers made it 19-15.
- App State answered from 23-20 down, tying the set at 23-23 with a MeMe Davis ace and kills from Bella Hutchens and Amelia Mancino.
- The teams traded points to 28-28 before App State scored the final two points to take the set 30-28.

Second Set
- After App State scored the first three points, Beka Pfefferkorn put down a kill and a Sam Bowron-Alex Myers block helped the Eagles pull even at 3-3.
- The set stayed level through 7-7 before App State scored four straight points, including two kills from Charlotte Thompson, to move ahead 11-7.
- Reagan Barth recorded three kills during the next stretch, but App State reached 20-14 on a Raegan Richardson-Chelsea Gilmore block and closed with the final two points after Lexi Duffy's kill made it 23-17, taking the set 25-17.

Third Set
- The Eagles trailed 8-5 before winning seven straight points, with Pfefferkorn and Alex Myers adding kills during the stretch to move in front 12-8.
- App State answered from a 14-9 deficit, using four Raegan Richardson service aces during a run that pushed the Mountaineers ahead 18-14.
- The Eagles came back after falling behind 20-17, winning five straight points and later closing the set on a Reagan Barth kill from Lexi Duffy for a 25-23 win.

Fourth Set
- After App State scored the first two points, the Eagles pulled even at 3-3 on a Pfefferkorn kill from Lexi Duffy.
- The Eagles stayed within 8-7 after a Sam Bowron kill, but App State scored the next four points, including back-to-back Charlotte Thompson kills, to move ahead 12-7.
- Pfefferkorn brought the Eagles within 14-11 with a kill, but App State pushed the margin back out and reached 18-12 on a Bella Hutchens ace.
- Alex Myers cut it to 20-15 with a kill, but App State moved to set point at 24-16 and closed the set 25-17 on a Hutchens kill.

UP NEXT
Up next, the Eagles visit Appalachian State on Friday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m. at Holmes Convocation Center in Boone, North Carolina.