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APSU Lady Govs Volleyball falls at SIU Edwardsville Cougars in four sets

Austin Peay Sports Information

Austin Peay State University Lady Govs - APSUEdwardsville, IL – Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team won the opening set, but could not build on the momentum in a four-set loss (26-24, 22-25, 19-25, 21-25) to SIU Edwardsville, Saturday afternoon at the Vadalabene Center.

Austin Peay Women's Volleyball. (APSU Sports Information)
Austin Peay Women’s Volleyball. (APSU Sports Information)

Austin Peay (6-19, 1-9 OVC) could not keep up offensively with homestanding SIUE. The Cougars outhit the Lady Govs in all four sets, ultimately claiming a 66-45 advantage in kills.

However, Austin Peay kept the match close – there were 34 ties and 12 lead changes in the four-set contest – thanks to its blocking (10-2 lead) and serving (16-6 edge in points won on serves).

The Lady Govs rallied to win the opening set, fighting back from a double-set point against it at 24-22.

APSU Samantha StrotherAustin Peay scored the sets final four points, including a Kelly Ferguson kill and a Samantha Strother service ace, to win a 26-24 decision.

SIUE (6-14, 4-6 OVC) did not make the same mistake twice. The Cougars rallied from a 17-14 deficit in the second set and again got to set point at 24-22. This time Carley Ramich ended the set with a kill for the 25-22 victory.

After the break, the Cougars pulled away late from Austin Peay, closing the third set with a 11-5 run to win 25-19. The fourth set was a wire-to-wire effort by SIUE, but they never led by more than four points, including the final margin, 25-21.

APSU Kelly FergusonSophomore Kelly Ferguson added a nine-kill, seven-block outing and .333 attack percentage. Ferguson now has 27 blocks in her seven starts

Kristen Stucker record a double-double for the second consecutive outing, her 30-assist, 13-dig effort was her fourth double-double this season.

The Lady Govs posted leads in blocking (10-2) and serving (6-3 in aces and 3-10 in service errors).

Austin Peay lost for only the second time this season when winning the first set (6-2) and remained winless on the road in 2015, falling to 0-11.

APSU Logan CargerLogan Carger had her finest outing as a Lady Govs player, finishing with a career-high 12 kills while committing no attack errors for a .632 attack percentage. Ferguson added nine kills and a team-best seven blocks.

Kristen Torre led SIUE with a match-best 22 kills while posting a .386 attack percentage. Three other Cougars players recorded double-doubles.

Austin Peay continues its five-match road trip in six days when it meets Tennessee Tech in a 7:00pm, Friday contest at the Eblen Center.

Box Score

Austin Peay (6-19, 1-9 OVC) -VS- SIUE (6-14, 4-6 OVC)

Team 1 2 3 4
Austin Peay 26 22 19 21
SIUE 24 25 25 25

 

Match Details

Set Austin Peay SIUE
K E TA % K E TA %
1 11 2 38 .237 19 8 43 .256
2 11 3 37 .216 18 5 41 .317
3 10 12 42 -.048 11 8 42 .071
4 13 3 33 .303 18 5 35 .371
45 20 150 .167 66 26 161 .248

 

Game Leaders

APSU

Kills CARGER, Logan (12), FERGUSON, Kelly (9), WALKER, Peyton (6)
Aces EBRIGHT, Sammie (2), STROTHER, Samantha (2), STUCKER, Kristen (2)
Blocks FERGUSON, Kelly (7), WALKER, Peyton (4), STROTHER, Samantha (4)
Assists STUCKER, Kristen (30), MARSELLIS, Aubrey (4), EBRIGHT, Sammie (2)
Digs ADAMS, April (23), STUCKER, Kristen (13), WALKER, Peyton (11)

 

 

SIUE

Kills TORRE, Kristen (22), WITT, Ashley (12), JOENS, Taylor (10)
Aces SHASHACK, Katie (2), TORRE, Kristen (1), HELD, Taylor ()
Blocks RAMICH, Carley (1), TORRE, Kristen (1), MANGUN, Mallory (1)
Assists MANGUN, Mallory (41), JOENS, Taylor (6), SHASHACK, Katie (5)
Digs WITT, Ashley (19), SHASHACK, Katie (16), JOENS, Taylor (14)
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