SUNDAY'S SCORES
Austin Peay 3, @Jacksonville State 0 (25-19, 27-25, 25-16)
AUSTIN PEAY 3, JACKSONVILLE STATE 0
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Freshman Brooke Moore powered her way to 12 kills and Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team posted a three-set Ohio Valley Conference sweep (25-19, 27-25, 25-16) against Jacksonville State, Sunday afternoon at Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Austin Peay (19-4, 7-1 OVC) needed a big run in the opening set to recover from an uneven start. The Govs’ 10-2 run saw junior Kaylee Taff and redshirt junior Christina White each supply two kills as APSU turned an 8-6 deficit into a 16-10 lead en route to the win. After a tightly-fought second set fell Austin Peay’s way, it left no doubt in the third set, breaking out to a 10-4 lead and never looking back.
Jacksonville State (18-9, 4-4 OVC) threatened to take the second set, opening a 12-8 lead after a 5-0 run early in the set. However, the Govs regained their momentum with a 6-2 run to tie the set, 15-15, and from there the teams traded runs. The Gamecocks had the first set point opportunity, but Moore supplied a kill to deny the hosts. The Govs converted on their second set-point opportunity with an Ashley Slay kill to end the JSU uprising.
Moore’s 12 kills came in an impressive errorless outing that saw her hit .545 as she also had two blocks and posted 11 digs. White added 11 kills and Slay chipped in 10 kills as the Govs finished with 46 kills and a .279 team attack percentage.
Jacksonville State’s Charis Ludtke paced all hitters with 13 kills. Allyson Zuhlke, who entered the match ranked No. 4 in kills, was held to nine kills while committing nine attack errors.