CLARKSVILLE – Off to its best start in program history, Austin Peay State University's volleyball team (13-2, 2-0 OVC) hits the road for three matches in Week 6 of the volleyball campaign. The Govs first travel to Alabama A&M for a Wednesday nonconference tilt before its first Ohio Valley Conference road trip at Southeast Missouri and UT Martin, Friday and Saturday.

FROM THE SERVE

• The Governors moved up to No. 17 in the Sept. 26 edition of the VolleyballMag.com Mid-Major Poll presented by the National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC).
• Alabama A&M (5-12, 5-0 SWAC) brings a five-match win streak into the Wednesday's contest after sweeping last weekend's SWAC Round-up event. Terra Brooks leads the team with 131 kills (2.43/set) and has back-to-back double digit kill outings entering Wednesday's matchup.
• Southeast Missouri (6-10, 1-1 OVC) downed Jacksonville State in their last outing to end a nine-match losing streak. Krissa Gearring is averaging 2.95 kills per set to lead the Redhawks while Nzingha Clarke ranks third in the league with 1.13 blocks per set.
• Off to its best OVC start since 2011, UT Martin (8-7, 2-0 OVC) has won five of its last six matches. Jemima Idemudia and Megan Fair were named the adidas® OVC Offensive Player and Newcomer of the Week, respectively, Monday.
• Junior Kristen Stucker earned her fourth OVC Setter of the Week award, Monday. She led the Govs to a .205 team attack percentage while averaging 11.33 assists per set and 3.11 digs per set in wins against SIUE and Eastern Illinois.
• Senior Allie O'reilly was nominated for the league's defensive honor after a second straight week averaging 5.00 digs per set. She posted 21 digs (5.3/set) in the Govs win against Eastern Illinois.
• Senior Christina White was a nominee for the OVC Offensive Player of the Week. She led the Govs with 35 kills (3.89/set) in its 2-0 league start, tying her season-high with 18 kills against Eastern Illinois.

MEET THE TEAMS

Austin Peay 13-2 (2-0 OVC) Clarksville, TN Roster Schedule Stats	Alabama A&M 5-12 (5-0 SWAC) Huntsville, AL Roster Schedule Stats	Southeast Missouri 6-10 (1-1 OVC) Cape Girardeau, MO Roster Schedule Stats	UT Martin 8-7 (2-0 OVC) Martin, TN Roster Schedule Stats

GOING ON TWO

Senior Ashley Slay notched nine blocks last week and now needs just seven blocks to reach 300 career blocks – a mark only four Govs have reached previously… Austin Peay was successful away from Clarksville last season, posting a 9-3 record in true road games and an 8-4 mark in neutral court contests… Austin Peay returns 11 players (lost two) from last season's team that posted the fifth-best win-loss record improvement among Division I teams and finished with the most wins (24) of any Tennessee Division I team… 2016 First-Team All-OVC selections Kristen Stucker and Ashley Slay return for the 2017 campaign. Stucker is the reigning OVC Setter of the Year.