Austin Peay Sports Information
Edwardsville, 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.
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.
Austin 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.
Sophomore 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.
Logan 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) |
