Eagles Respond Splitting with Appalachian State Friday

Friday, October 9

Boone, NC

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

13-5,5-1Sun Belt

Appalachian State

12-8,5-1Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Ga. Southern	21	25	27	25	3
App State	25	20	25	14	1

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10/9/2026 9:06:00 PM | Volleyball

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BOONE, N.C. — Georgia Southern defeated App State 3-1 (21-25, 25-20, 27-25, 25-14) on Friday. The Eagles used a 10-0 run in the fourth set and hit .556 in the frame to close out the match.

Alex Myers led the Eagles with 16.5 points, recording 11 kills and nine total blocks. Reagan Barth matched the team high with 12 kills and added 11 digs and five blocks. Lexi Duffy finished with 38 assists, eight digs, four blocks and one ace. Mayte Camacho collected a team-high 15 digs and added four assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Eagles stayed even through the opening stretch, getting kills from Beka Pfefferkorn, Alex Myers and Reagan Barth and a Lexi Duffy ace before a 10-10 tie.
- App State moved ahead with four straight points from 10-10, then pushed the margin to 18-12 on a block by Chelsea Gilmore and Amelia Mancino.
- The Eagles cut into the deficit late, using kills from Alex Myers and Sam Bowron, a Reagan Barth/Alex Myers block and another Myers kill to get within 23-21.
- App State took the final two points, including a Bella Hutchens/Chelsea Gilmore block, to close the set 25-21.

Second Set
- The Eagles opened with four straight points, using two Alex Myers kills, a Pfefferkorn kill and an App State attack error to build a 4-0 lead.
- App State worked back to ties at 10-10 and 11-11, but the Eagles answered with points from a Lexi Duffy-Kayla Knowles block and a Knowles kill to move back ahead 14-11.
- Leading 17-15, the Eagles won four straight points behind a Sam Bowron kill and two blocks, pushing the margin to 21-15.
- App State pulled within 24-20 late, but a service error closed the set for the Eagles, 25-20.

Third Set
- The Eagles scored the first three points on kills by Sam Bowron and Pfefferkorn and later led 6-2 after consecutive App State attack errors.
- App State tied the set at 7-7 and moved ahead 9-8, but Kayla Knowles tied it with a kill before Pfefferkorn helped push the Eagles back in front at 13-10.
- App State came back from a 23-21 deficit to move ahead 24-23 and later led 25-24, but the Eagles scored the final three points, capped by a Pfefferkorn kill from Mayte Camacho, to take the set 27-25.

Fourth Set
- The Eagles moved ahead 6-3 early behind a Reagan Barth kill, an Alex Myers block and an App State attack error.
- App State answered to tie the set at 7-7 and later moved in front 10-9 before Sam Bowron's kill evened it at 10-10.
- Pfefferkorn served the Eagles through a nine-point stretch that pushed the lead to 19-10, including three aces, two blocks involving Myers and a Barth kill.
- The Eagles kept control from there, and Pfefferkorn delivered the final two kills to close the set 25-14.

NOTEABLES
- Team - Achieved 14 blocks in the match, surpassing their season average of 8.68.
- Alex Myers - Achieved a season-high total of nine blocks.
- Pfefferkorn - Recorded 11 kills, exceeding their season average of 10.47.
- Pfefferkorn - Served three aces, surpassing their season average of 0.24.
- Lexi Duffy - Set a season high with 38 assists.
- Mayte Camacho - Recorded a season-high 15 digs.

UP NEXT
Up next, the Eagles volleyball team hosts Arkansas State on Friday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m. at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia.