Friday, November 13
Mobile, AL
7 p.m.
Georgia Southern University
21-7,13-3Sun Belt
3
at
1
South Alabama
12-16,7-9Sun Belt
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ga. Southern | 25 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 3 |
| South Alabama | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 1 |
11/14/2026 12:39:00 PM | Volleyball
MOBILE, Ala. — Georgia Southern (21-7, 13-3 Sun Belt) defeated South Alabama (12-16, 7-9 Sun Belt) 3-1 on Friday, closing the match after overcoming a three-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth set. The Eagles finished with 59 kills and a .216 hitting percentage while holding South Alabama to 56 kills and a .188 mark.
Reagan Barth led the Eagles with 14 kills and 17.5 points while adding 16 digs and five blocks. Lexi Duffy recorded 40 assists, 13 digs and six kills on eight attacks. Maddie Cugino posted a team-high 21 digs and added five assists. Pfefferkorn finished with 11 kills, 10 digs and four blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- After the teams traded points through a 7-7 tie, the Eagles scored four straight behind a Reagan Barth kill, two Amelia Robinson kills and a South Alabama attack error to move ahead 11-7.
- The Eagles kept the lead through the middle of the set, with kills from Lexi Duffy, Alex Myers and Sam Bowron helping push the advantage to 19-13.
- South Alabama closed within 20-16, but Barth and Bowron delivered late kills before Barth finished the set with a kill for a 25-19 Eagles win.
Second Set
- South Alabama won the first four points, but the Eagles answered with five straight behind kills from Reagan Barth, Beka Pfefferkorn, Amelia Robinson and Sam Bowron, plus a Barth ace, to move ahead 5-4.
- After South Alabama went back in front 7-5, the Eagles pulled even at 8-8 and used a Mayte Camacho ace and an Alex Myers kill to build a 12-9 lead.
- The Eagles expanded the margin from 14-12 to 18-12 with a Lexi Duffy kill, two South Alabama attack errors and a block by Robinson and Pfefferkorn.
- South Alabama stayed within range late, but kills from Myers and Barth helped the Eagles close the set 25-19.
Third Set
- The Eagles worked back from a 7-5 deficit and moved ahead 10-8 after a Lexi Duffy kill, a Pfefferkorn block and consecutive South Alabama attack errors.
- South Alabama answered after an 11-11 tie, scoring four straight points to move in front 15-11 before the Eagles got kills from Sam Bowron on two of the next three rallies.
- The Eagles cut the margin to 20-17 on a Reagan Barth kill, but South Alabama kept the lead through the closing stretch and took the set 25-20.
Fourth Set
- The Eagles built a 9-3 lead with early kills from Pfefferkorn and Amelia Robinson, a Maddie Cugino ace and a block by Pfefferkorn and Alex Myers.
- South Alabama worked back into the set and used six straight points, including four kills, to move ahead 16-13 before later holding a 21-18 lead.
- The Eagles answered with a Lexi Duffy kill, an Alex Myers ace and a Kayla Knowles/Reagan Barth block to tie the set at 21-21, then moved in front 23-22 after a Pfefferkorn kill and a South Alabama attack error.
- After South Alabama tied it at 24-24, Sam Bowron put the Eagles at set point with a kill, and Myers closed the 26-24 set win with another kill.
NOTABLES
- Amelia Robinson - Finished with three total blocks, above the season average of 1.25.
- Maddie Cugino - Recorded 21 digs, above the season average of 17.35.
- Reagan Barth - Finished with 16 digs, exceeding the season average of 11.62.
- Reagan Barth - Totaled five blocks, above the season average of 2.0.
- Sam Bowron - Recorded 12 kills, above the season average of 7.71.
Reagan Barth led the Eagles with 14 kills and 17.5 points while adding 16 digs and five blocks. Lexi Duffy recorded 40 assists, 13 digs and six kills on eight attacks. Maddie Cugino posted a team-high 21 digs and added five assists. Pfefferkorn finished with 11 kills, 10 digs and four blocks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- After the teams traded points through a 7-7 tie, the Eagles scored four straight behind a Reagan Barth kill, two Amelia Robinson kills and a South Alabama attack error to move ahead 11-7.
- The Eagles kept the lead through the middle of the set, with kills from Lexi Duffy, Alex Myers and Sam Bowron helping push the advantage to 19-13.
- South Alabama closed within 20-16, but Barth and Bowron delivered late kills before Barth finished the set with a kill for a 25-19 Eagles win.
Second Set
- South Alabama won the first four points, but the Eagles answered with five straight behind kills from Reagan Barth, Beka Pfefferkorn, Amelia Robinson and Sam Bowron, plus a Barth ace, to move ahead 5-4.
- After South Alabama went back in front 7-5, the Eagles pulled even at 8-8 and used a Mayte Camacho ace and an Alex Myers kill to build a 12-9 lead.
- The Eagles expanded the margin from 14-12 to 18-12 with a Lexi Duffy kill, two South Alabama attack errors and a block by Robinson and Pfefferkorn.
- South Alabama stayed within range late, but kills from Myers and Barth helped the Eagles close the set 25-19.
Third Set
- The Eagles worked back from a 7-5 deficit and moved ahead 10-8 after a Lexi Duffy kill, a Pfefferkorn block and consecutive South Alabama attack errors.
- South Alabama answered after an 11-11 tie, scoring four straight points to move in front 15-11 before the Eagles got kills from Sam Bowron on two of the next three rallies.
- The Eagles cut the margin to 20-17 on a Reagan Barth kill, but South Alabama kept the lead through the closing stretch and took the set 25-20.
Fourth Set
- The Eagles built a 9-3 lead with early kills from Pfefferkorn and Amelia Robinson, a Maddie Cugino ace and a block by Pfefferkorn and Alex Myers.
- South Alabama worked back into the set and used six straight points, including four kills, to move ahead 16-13 before later holding a 21-18 lead.
- The Eagles answered with a Lexi Duffy kill, an Alex Myers ace and a Kayla Knowles/Reagan Barth block to tie the set at 21-21, then moved in front 23-22 after a Pfefferkorn kill and a South Alabama attack error.
- After South Alabama tied it at 24-24, Sam Bowron put the Eagles at set point with a kill, and Myers closed the 26-24 set win with another kill.
NOTABLES
- Amelia Robinson - Finished with three total blocks, above the season average of 1.25.
- Maddie Cugino - Recorded 21 digs, above the season average of 17.35.
- Reagan Barth - Finished with 16 digs, exceeding the season average of 11.62.
- Reagan Barth - Totaled five blocks, above the season average of 2.0.
- Sam Bowron - Recorded 12 kills, above the season average of 7.71.
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GS
USA
Kills
59
56
Errors
22
25
Attempts
171
165
Hitting %
.216
.188
Points
73.0
71.0
Assists
48
51
Aces
4
1
Blocks
10
14
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
4
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