November 4, 2009 |
Nashville – A run in with the Atlantic Sun Conference’s regular-season champion saw Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team on the wrong end of a three-set loss (25-13, 25-21, 25-21) to Lipscomb, Tuesday night, at Allen Arena.
After watching Lipscomb (23-3) lead wire-to-wire in the opening set, Austin Peay fought close contests in both the second in third sets.
 Senior outside hitter Stephanie Champine led the Lady Govs with 13 kills in a loss at Lipscomb, Tuesday night. (Courtesy: Lois Jones/Austin Peay)
Austin Peay (19-7) led in the second set, 15-14, but saw the Bisons piece together a 10-4 run and reach set point which came three points later. The Lady Govs led at 17-16 in the third set but a 9-4 Lipscomb run closed the match.
Senior outside hitter Stephanie Champine led Austin Peay with 13 kills and a .263 attack percentage. Junior middle blocker Jessica Mollman chipped in seven kills. Austin Peay recorded just 33 kills in the match.
Lipscomb, which won its 20th consecutive contest, recorded 50 kills and a .385 attack percentage. The Bisons also won both ends of the defensive battle, posting a 58-34 edge in digs and a 3-1 margin in blocks.
Freshman outside hitter led the Bisons with 16 kills and a .429 attack percentage.
Austin Peay returns to Ohio Valley Conference play with a 7 p.m., Saturday contest against league-leader Jacksonville State.
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TopicsAPSU, APSU Athletics, APSU Lady Govs, APSU Women's Volleyball, Atlantic Sun Conference, Austin Peay State University, Jacksonville State, Jessica Mollman, Lipscomb University, Ohio Valley Conference, OVC, Stephanie Champine
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