JSU Cruises to 3-0 Win at Tennessee State - Jacksonville State University Athletics

Friday, October 11

Nashville, TN

6 p.m.

Jax State

10-7

Tennessee State

9-9

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Jacksonville State	25	25	26	3
Tennessee State	19	15	24	0

10/11/2019 7:56:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Jacksonville State volleyball team struck early and often and eliminated what can be one of the more hostile environments in the Ohio Valley Conference, putting away Tennessee State in straight sets.

JSU secured its 10th win of the season and moved to 10-7 overall following its third-straight victory. The Gamecocks continue to hold a share of the conference lead, improving to 4-1 in conference play, while the Lady Tigers fell to 2-3.

Sophomore Lena Kindermann and redshirt-junior Sadie Anderson led the way offensively in double-digits with 13 and 10 kills each. Junior Kaylie Milton finished with nine, while senior Kaylee Frear added seven with a .500- hitting percentage. Frear also recorded one of JSU's five team blocks to notch her 399th of her career to tie Nicole Merget (2011-14) for third on JSU's Division I list.

Junior Lexie Libs dished 35 assists as the Gamecocks only needed 45 kills on the night to put away TSU. She matched freshman Erin Carmichael with a team-best 11 digs. The reigning OVC Setter of the Week also punctuated her night with three blocks, while freshman Taylor Pribyl turned in a pair of rejections.

An 8-0 run for the Gamecocks early in the opening set broke a 6-6 deadlock, allowing JSU to build a lead it wouldn't relinquish. Kindermann converted for five kills as Jax State maintained its comfortable margin in the second half for a 25-19 win. The second looked similar as JSU jumped out to a 5-1 advantage and continued to use TSU's mistakes to control the match. The Tigers cut the deficit to 18-14 midway through the frame, but the Gamecock finished strong on a 7-1 run for a 25-15 decision.

At the intermission the Gamecocks were hitting almost .300, while the Lady Tigers held an .052 team percentage.

The third set brought a much tighter battle than the previous two stanzas. The Lady Tigers opened with a 5-2 lead which the Gamecocks quickly erased with three-straight points. The two side continued to go point-for-point until a kill from Anderson broke a 19-all tie. TSU didn't go away, overcoming a late two-point gap to force another tie at 21, and again at 23.

TSU fought hard to extend the match, but big plays from Libs and Frear in the final points secured JSU's first road sweep over TSU since 2009.

Jax State continues its Music City tour with a visit to Belmont on Saturday for a 2 p.m. match with the Bruins.