Nashville, TN – The Austin Peay State University (APSU) volleyball team completed a clean sweep of Ohio Valley Conference rival Tennessee State (25-21, 28-26, 25-18), Saturday, at Kean Hall to remain atop the standings at the midway point of the conference schedule.
Austin Peay State University’s conference-leading offense posted a .279 hitting percentage against the Tigers and held Tennessee State to a .176 mark. It is the ninth time this season that the Govs have held their opponent to a .180 mark or below.
With her start against TSU, graduate student Brooke Moore continued her record-breaking weekend, passing Stephanie Garrard (1990-93) for most sets played in a career.
Moore’s 18 kills throughout the series put the Louisville, Kentucky native 16 behind Becky Sowinski (1999-00) for third all-time in kills and is now just 69 kills from passing Sarah Schramka’s (2001-04) program-record of 1,530.
Set-by-set Austin Peay against Tennessee State
Maggie Keenan led the way with five kills in a first set that saw the Govs post a .375 hitting percentage and hold Tennessee State to a .211 mark.
The APSU Govs led 23-20 late in a back-and-forth second set, but thee-straight TSU points knotted the score for the 14th time. A Kaylah Jackson kill brought up a set-point, but the Tigers rallied with a pair of points to take the 25-24 advantage.
After exchanging kills, Jaida Clark tied the teams at 26 and Moore fired the set-winning kills as the Govs extended their lead.
Austin Peay State University won the final set in convincing fashion, finishing on a 6-1 and completing the clean sweep with a 25-18 third-set victory
Next Up For APSU Volleyball
The Austin Peay State University volleyball team returns home for a two-match series against Belmont, October 22nd-23rd, with the first match beginning at 6:00pm, Friday, followed by a 2:00pm, Saturday start.
Box Score
Austin Peay 3, Tennessee State 0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Final | |
| Austin Peay | 25 | 28 | 25 | 3 |
| Tennessee State | 21 | 26 | 18 | 0 |
Match Details
| Set | Austin Peay | Tennessee State | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | E | TA | % | K | E | TA | % | |
| 1 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 0.375 | 11 | 3 | 38 | 0.211 |
| 2 | 20 | 6 | 52 | 0.269 | 16 | 4 | 45 | 0.267 |
| 3 | 14 | 5 | 44 | 0.205 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 0.048 |
| 53 | 15 | 136 | .279 | 38 | 16 | 125 | .176 | |
APSU Leaders
| Kills | Powell, Mikayla (14), Moore, Brooke (11), Keenan, Maggie (8) |
|---|---|
| Aces | Moore, Brooke (1), Waite, Caroline (1), Bullington, Marlayna (1) |
| Blocks | Darland, Claire (3), Jackson, Kaylah (2), Moore, Brooke (1) |
| Assists | Mead, Kelsey (25), Waite, Caroline (23), Eisenhart, Erin (1) |
| Digs | Eisenhart, Erin (15), Moore, Brooke (9), Mead, Kelsey (9) |
Tennessee State Leaders
| Kills | Rojecka, Aleksandra (11), White, Storm (9), Holmes, Aria (8) |
|---|---|
| Aces | Pride, Hadley (2), Garcia-Guerrios, Sofia (1), Boudal, Carla (1) |
| Blocks | Weldon, Mion (1), Williams, Aniya (1), Holmes, Aria (1) |
| Assists | Garcia-Guerrios, Sofia (21), Marshall, Kristian (8), Rivera Ortiz, Gina (5) |
| Digs | Garcia-Guerrios, Sofia (17), Rivera Ortiz, Gina (13), Williams, Aniya (9) |
