By: Joshua Ryans
In the first set against East Carolina, GSU jumped out to an early 14-5 lead. Refusing to give up this lead, they would go on to win the first set by 9. The second set saw the women’s volleyball team come from behind late.
After being up 2 early on in the set they were down 20-23. The women railed to tie the game 23-23 before scoring 3 straight, excluding a service error, winning 26-24. GSU opened the final set scoring 7 straight points before East Carolina earned a point. They firmly held the lead, but did allow East Carolina to come within 2 points before closing out the game 25-23.
- Freshman Outside Hitter Raegan Barth led all players with 15 kills.
- Kiersten Barrett and Calloway Carson led the game in Assists with 17 and 16 respectively.
- Ashlyn Lovett had a game high 17 digs
The Women’s Volleyball team had a dominant showing in the second game of Bash in the Boro. They got off to a slow start as UNCG was the first to 5 points. Southern flipped the switch going on a 16-3 run.
They dominated this set winning 25-13. The next set started out with UNCG leading very early on before Southern took the lead and didn’t let go. It was a close set as GSU’s largest lead was 4 down the stretch. They would eventually win the set 25-23. The last set was a defensive clinic with UNCG only scoring 9 points. The Lady Eagles coasted to a 25-9 win ending the weekend opener 2-0.
- Allie Hair had more than double the UNCG block total with 7
- Kiersten Barrett and Calloway Carson led the team in Assists with 13 and 12 respectively. This makes back-to-back games that the pair have done this.
- Ashlyn Lovett totaled 17 digs leading all players
What’s next: The Women continue their campaign as they host the Eagle Invitational. It starts Friday, 10am at Hannerfield house.
