
Stingy Defense Leads JSU to 3-1 Win at Tennessee State
10/28/2011 9:23:00 PM | Volleyball
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State volleyball team used a stingy defense on Friday night to rally for a 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23) win over Tennessee State in Ohio Valley Conference action.
After committing nine errors and recording just nine kills in a first-set loss, the Gamecocks (9-16, 7-8 OVC) became more efficient on offense and limited the Tigers (13-9, 9-6 OVC) to an .068 attack percentage en route to their third-straight win.
Senior Lauren Harkins led five Gamecocks in double figures in the digs category with 16, while freshman Alina Agamay picked up 14 for half of her double-double. One match after notching JSU's first triple-double since joining the OVC in 2003, the Bloomington, Ill., native paired her defensive numbers with 17 assists against TSU.
Fellow setter and sophomore Abbey Heredia also picked up a double-double in the same two categories, thanks to a team-high 22 assists and 12 digs, while junior Hivya Leite and sophomore Kelly Cole pitched in 11 and 10 digs, respectively.
On the front row, senior Liza Senenkova picked up 13 kills, while junior Jen Meyer needed just 18 swings and a .500 attack percentage to find the floor on nine kills. Senior Stephanie Koontz added seven kills and led the Gamecocks with five blocks.
The Tigers got 17 kills and 17 digs from Terakka Walker, while Erika Moss dished out 44 assists.
JSU will take on Austin Peay on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Clarksville, Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State volleyball team used a stingy defense on Friday night to rally for a 3-1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-23) win over Tennessee State in Ohio Valley Conference action.
After committing nine errors and recording just nine kills in a first-set loss, the Gamecocks (9-16, 7-8 OVC) became more efficient on offense and limited the Tigers (13-9, 9-6 OVC) to an .068 attack percentage en route to their third-straight win.
Senior Lauren Harkins led five Gamecocks in double figures in the digs category with 16, while freshman Alina Agamay picked up 14 for half of her double-double. One match after notching JSU's first triple-double since joining the OVC in 2003, the Bloomington, Ill., native paired her defensive numbers with 17 assists against TSU.
Fellow setter and sophomore Abbey Heredia also picked up a double-double in the same two categories, thanks to a team-high 22 assists and 12 digs, while junior Hivya Leite and sophomore Kelly Cole pitched in 11 and 10 digs, respectively.
On the front row, senior Liza Senenkova picked up 13 kills, while junior Jen Meyer needed just 18 swings and a .500 attack percentage to find the floor on nine kills. Senior Stephanie Koontz added seven kills and led the Gamecocks with five blocks.
The Tigers got 17 kills and 17 digs from Terakka Walker, while Erika Moss dished out 44 assists.
JSU will take on Austin Peay on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Clarksville, Tenn.
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