First Day of Classes Marks Ramp Up to Opening Weekend
Classes began Monday morning at Austin Peay, but the day also marked the start of the Governors final run up to their opening day – Friday, Aug. 26 in a three-match event at East Tennessee (see below). Austin Peay will get four more practices at the Dunn Center before hitting the road, seeking to get the season off to a good start.
#TeamNetzler wins Red-Black Scrimmage
In front of a sizeable crowd, #TeamNetzler fell into a two-set hole but rallied to win the match in five sets (25-27, 22-25, 25-22, 25-14, 15-9), Sunday. Jenna Panning, Christina White, MiMi Arrington, Ginny Gerig, Alexandria Thornton, Ashley Slay and graduate assistant Travis LeBlanc teamed up for the victory.
New Tech Debuts at Scrimmage
The Governors were sporting new technology during Sunday's scrimmage, as they have been incorporating VERT into their practices. VERT is a wearable fitness monitor that gauges jump load data in order to improve play and performance. VERT tracks and shares real-time statistics during practice and events via Bluetooth and measures vertical height, average height, highest vertical and total jumps during a match.
Mott Makes Debut on Twitter
Speaking of new technology… or at least a member of the APVB family joining the technological revolution… head coach Taylor Mott has joined Twitter (@TaylorMott8). Her first tweet was used to defend her team in Sunday's scrimmage:
This Weekend: DoubleTree Hotel Buccaneer Challenge
The Governors will open their 2017 schedule in Johnson City with a three-match event at East Tennessee. Austin Peay will face host East Tennessee in a 5 p.m. (CT), Friday season opener. APSU then faces Troy in an 8:30 a.m., Saturday matchup before wrapping up its stay with a 1:30 p.m. contest against USC Upstate. The Buccaneers will provide live statistics of each match at its website ETSUBucs.com
| Series Snapshot: ETSU Challenge |
| Opponent |
Opponent '15 Record |
Series Record |
Series Streak |
Last Meeting |
| ETSU |
19-12, 9-7 SoCon |
Series tied, 4-4 |
ETSU, one win |
9/13/13 (ETSU 3-1) |
| TROY |
14-18, 7-9 SBC |
AP leads, 6-2 |
TROY, one win |
8/29/14 (TROY 3-0) |
| USCU |
15-15, 3-11 ASun |
First Meeting |
Home Opener Around the Corner
After its season-opening weekend at East Tennessee, Austin Peay will return to Clarksville for its home opener, 6 p.m., next Tuesday against nationally-ranked Western Kentucky. It will be the third-straight season the two teams have met but the first time since 2004 they have played each other in the Dunn Center. Admission to the contest is free to the public. Austin Peay athletics will present the match free online at OVCDigitalNetwork.com with live statistics at PeayStats.com.
| Series Snapshot: Home Opener |
| Opponent |
Opponent '15 Record |
Series Record |
Series Streak |
Last Meeting |
| WKU |
32-4, 15-1 CUSA |
WKU leads, 29-14 |
WKU, 12 wins |
9/8/15 (WKU 3-0) |
Promotions Schedule Announced
The 2016 Volleyball promotions schedule was announced last week as well. Eight of Austin Peay's 11 home matches will feature a promotion during the season. Fans can visit the volleyball schedule at LetsGoPeay.com to see the promotion for each upcoming match.
