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Women's Volleyball

Lady Govs clip Skyhawks in three sets

Box Score

CLARKSVILLE - Junior middle blocker Lauren Henderson had 13 kills and five blocks as Austin Peay State University's volleyball team clipped Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin in three sets (25-19, 25-20, 25-12), Saturday, at the Dunn Center.

Austin Peay (15-14, 8-5 OVC West) put forth a dominating effort, trailing only after match's opening point. Henderson recorded five kills in Set 1 and six kills in Set 2 to pace the offense. She finished with only one attack error in 22 attempts to post a .545 attack percentage.

UT Martin (10-17, 6-7 OVC West) won the match's opening point then watched Austin Peay piece together a 9-2 run to take control of the opening set. The Lady Govs made the second set a no-doubter, building a 10-point, 17-7 lead they would not relinquish. The Skyhawks rallied to tie the third set at 3-3 only to watch Austin Peay use a 10-2 run to build a 13-5 lead en route to the match win.

The Lady Govs recorded 36 kills in the win, Henderson's 13-kill outing making up the bulk of the offense. Senior opposite Alex Sain posted eight kills on an errorless night to post a match-best .800 attack percentage. Senior outside hitter Nikki Doyle and sophomore outside hitter Jada Stotts - the Lady Govs leading hitters entering the night - posted just four kills each.

UT Martin finished the night with 32 kills, but was held to a .089 attack percentage as it recorded 23 attack errors. Dallas Zimmerman led the Skyhawks with eight kills.

Austin Peay returns to action with a 4:30 p.m., Saturday contest against OVC West Division leader Southeast Missouri.

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