THURSDAY'S SCORES
@Austin Peay 3, Belmont 1 (25-15, 25-14, 13-25, 25-19)
AUSTIN PEAY 3, BELMONT 1
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Special teams work carried the day as Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team became the fourth NCAA Division I team to 20 wins this season with a four-set Ohio Valley Conference victory (25-15, 25-14, 13-25, 25-19) against Belmont, Thursday night.
Austin Peay (20-4, 8-1 OVC) recorded just 40 kills in the four-set win but used 12 blocks and seven service aces to pull away from the Bruins. The 12 blocks were the Govs most in OVC play this season and its seven aces were its second most in league play.
Belmont (11-10, 6-3 OVC) also finished with 40 kills. However, a 49-error outing handcuffed the Bruins as they were charged with 27 attack errors (12 forced by an APSU block), seven service errors, seven reception errors, three blocking errors and five ball handling errors.
Ashley Slay paced the Govs with 11 kills and six blocks while posting a .296 attack percentage. Brooke Moore led the Govs service effort with five service aces along with five kills and two blocks.
Belmont’s Arianna Person led all hitters with 17 kills but was held to a .156 attack percentage. Mackenzie LePage had five blocks to lead the Bruins’ nine-block outing.