TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Austin Peay State University's volleyball team dropped a five-set match (25-21, 26-28, 25-22, 22-25, 8-15) to host Indiana State to conclude its weekend at the Sycamore Invitational. The Governors were led by junior right-side hitter Mikayla Powell who had a season-high 18 kills in the loss.

The Govs took an early lead with a 25-21 victory in the first set, but a back-and-forth second frame led to overtime and fell in favor of the Sycamores, as they tied the match with a 28-26 win.

Indiana State forced a fifth set after a 25-22 victory in the match's penultimate frame, but a fifth set plagued by a .150 hitting percentage and four errors led to the Govs' defeat against the host school.

Brooke Moore and Tegan Seyring each recorded 15-kill performances for the Govs. Moore also notched her fifth double-double of the season with 12 digs.

Setters Kelsey Mead and Caroline Waite each recorded 30-plus assists in the outing, with Mead leading the way with 32 and 16 digs and Waite tallying 31 assists and 12 digs.

Austin Peay concludes its four-week, season-opening road trip in the Bluegrass State at Western Kentucky for the WKU Volleyball Invitational. The Govs open the invitational with matches against St. John's and Western Kentucky at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., respectively, on Friday, Sept. 17. The Govs wrap up the tournament with a 3:30 p.m., Saturday match against Ohio.