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.