JACKSONVILLE, Fl. – The Jacksonville State University volleyball team extended their win streak to eight with a 3-0 sweep over Liberty in Jacksonville, FL Saturday evening.  

The Gamecocks remain in first place of the ASUN West Division with a 9-1 league record and 19-4 record overall, marking just the seventh 19-win regular season in the program's Division I era.

A career night from junior Kylee Quigley propelled the Gamecocks over the Flames. The outside hitter notched a career-high 19 kills to lead the team, hitting .368 for the match. Senior Lexie Libs added 43 kills, averaging 14.3 per set.

"[Kylee] was very important. She played great the whole match but especially down the stretch in that third set," said Head Coach Todd Garvey. "I love the confidence. As a coach is one of the most fun things to watch, when somebody has just totally transformed how her mind works and she is just so confident and plays with so much fire and energy. It's really contagious for the rest of the team and I feel like she was the difference maker tonight."

Lena Kindermann fired of three kills within the first five point of the set, forcing an early Liberty timeout as the Gamecocks led 4-1. The Gamecocks continued to dominate offensively as Quigley put the side up seven, 12-5. After Gonzales gave JSU their largest lead of the set, 18-8, following a kill the Flames found some late momentum cutting the lead to six, 23-17. The Gamecocks continued to rely on offense down the stretch, winning the set 25-18 and holding off the Flames.

A kill from Lexie Libs put the Gamecocks 7-3 early in the second set. Liberty fought back, cutting the Gamecock lead to two, 13-11. JSU responded with 6-2 run to take a 19-13 lead. Kills from Zoe Gonzales, Kindermann and Quigley pushed the lead back to six, 22-16, ending a 3-0 run by the Flames. A kill from Katie Montgomery gave the Gamecocks set point, 24-21. An ensuing service error resulted in a 25-21 win for the Gamecocks.

Liberty and JSU traded points early in the third set before a Montgomery service ace put the Gamecocks up 7-5. The Flames responded with a 6-3 run to take an 11-10 lead over JSU. After briefly taking the lead back 13-12 following a Montgomery kill, the Flames went on 4-0 run to lead 16-13. Down 20-18, the Gamecocks found life late in the third set, using a 5-0 run to take a 23-20 lead, capped with Quigley's 17^th kill of the match. Two more big kills down the stretch from Quigley secured the set win 25-22 and the sweep, 3-0.

The Gamecocks outhit the Flames .206 to .143, but Liberty held a big advantage in blocks, 14-3.

 "I think we just kept battling. We tried to spread the ball around and not be predictable and get our hitters a little bit further off the net so we could swing around the block a little bit better," said Garvey. "Liberty is a great team and played well. That was a great win for us tonight to go out and beat a good team like Liberty and to not just beat them but beat them in three. I thought it was a great win."

A 51-33 edge in kills and 53-45 advantage in digs proved to be enough as the Gamecocks held off Liberty in three straight sets.

The Gamecocks return to action tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. CST against Florida Gulf Coast in game three of the ASUN Crossover event.