Queens of the East, Georgia Southern Sweeps Georgia State in Hanner Finale

Friday, November 6

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

18-7,10-3Sun Belt

Georgia State

10-15,4-9Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Georgia St.	15	20	19	0
Ga. Southern	25	25	25	3

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11/6/2026 8:16:00 PM | Volleyball

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STATESBORO, Ga. — For the first time in program history, Georgia Southern (19-7, 11-3 Sun Belt) volleyball secured an East Division championship, sweeping Georgia St. (10-16, 4-10 Sun Belt) 3-0 (25-9, 25-22, 25-12) on Friday at Hanner Fieldhouse. The Eagles hit .359 with 46 kills and limited Georgia St. to .038 with 21 kills.

Reagan Barth led the Eagles with 14 kills and 17.5 points while adding 15 digs, two aces and two blocks, becoming the fourth player in program history to collect 1,500-plus kills in a season. Lexi Duffy finished with 37 assists and five digs. Maddie Cugino collected a team-high 19 digs and added an ace. Mayte Camacho tallied four service aces and four digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set
- The Eagles opened with three straight points, including a Sam Bowron kill from Lexi Duffy and a Reagan Barth ace, and stretched the lead to 6-1 on an Alex Myers kill and Maddie Cugino ace.
- With the Eagles ahead 13-6, they won seven straight rallies to move to 20-6, with Barth, Cugino, Beka Pfefferkorn, Kayla Knowles and Bowron recording kills during the run.
- Georgia St. got points to 20-7, 21-8 and 24-9, but the Eagles answered each time and finished the set 25-9 on Bowron's kill from Duffy.

Second Set
- Georgia St. moved ahead 7-3 early and later pushed the margin to 15-10 after a Manuela Altieri Liev ace and an Eagles attack error.
- The Eagles cut the deficit to 16-14 with kills from Pfefferkorn and Reagan Barth and blocks involving Sam Bowron, then tied the set at 17-17 on back-to-back Barth kills.
- After Georgia St. went back in front 19-17, the Eagles answered again and moved ahead 21-20 on a Georgia St. attack error before the teams reached 21-21.
- The Eagles won four of the final five points, getting a Barth block, a Bowron kill, a Pfefferkorn kill and an Alex Myers kill to close the set 25-22.

Third Set
- The Eagles moved ahead early behind kills from Reagan Barth and Pfefferkorn, then broke from a 5-3 lead to 12-3 during Mayte Camacho's service turn.
- Camacho had three aces in that stretch, while Barth, Alex Myers and Sam Bowron added kills as the Eagles built the cushion.
- Georgia St. cut into the margin at 16-10, but the Eagles won seven of the next eight rallies, with Myers, Bowron and Barth contributing kills and Myers teaming with Barth on a block.
- After Georgia St. fought off one set point, Lexi Duffy finished the set with a kill for a 25-12 Eagles win.

NOTABLES
- Team - Recorded seven service aces, above the season average of 4.28.
- Team - Posted a .359 hitting percentage, above the season average of .260.
- Alex Myers - Reached 100 total blocks for the season, including three in the match.
- Mayte Camacho - Recorded a season-high four service aces.

UP NEXT
Up next, the Eagles travel to Mobile, Alabama, to face South Alabama on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. at Jaguar Gym.