CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Perfection.

Austin Peay State University won all three of its Stacheville Challenge matches after sweeping UT Martin, Saturday, by scores of 25-17, 25-19, and 25-16 inside the Winfield Dunn Center. The Governors improve to 6-1 all-time in the tournament.

Austin Peay (7-4) won its 11th-straight home match in the series and improved to 23-4 in the last 27 meetings and 13-1 against the Skyhawks in the Dunn Center since 2009. The Governors have won eight-consecutive sets overall and against the Skyhawks. 

Austin Peay stretched its match win streak inside the Dunn Center to 14, the third-longest in program history, one shy of 15 set during the 2017-18 seasons (last three matches of 2017, first 12 of 2018) and two away from the record of 16 set during the 1991-92 seasons (last match of 1991, first 15 of 1992).

The Governors posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since recording four-straight last season.

UT Martin (6-7) lost its fourth-straight match, dropping 12-consecutive sets in that span.

"I was really proud of the way the girls battled the whole time," Austin Peay head coach Taylor Mott said. "We had a big win last night against East Tennessee, and sometimes it's hard to keep that energy and momentum going, but I was proud we played hard (today) from start to finish."

Austin Peay opened the match on a 6-0 run after a Mikayla Powell kill. The Governors scored eight of the first nine points, hitting .500 during the stretch. A 3-0 spurt increased Austin Peay's advantage to 11-3, with Kelsey Mead dishing out eight assists to start the game. After the Skyhawks trimmed the deficit to one, the Governors countered with an 8-0 run to push the game to set point, 24-16. The second of Tegan Seyring's five kills in the match ended the period.

In the first game, Powell posted five kills and hit .455. Maggie Keenan and Marlayna Bullington each had four kills. Keenan hit .800. Mead dished out 13 assists.

Austin Peay hit .382 in the opening frame.

The Governors rallied from an early deficit in game two to tie the affair at six after a Keenan solo block. A 5-0 Governors' spurt turned a four-point deficit into a 13-12 upper hand, a lead Mott's team would not relinquish. Austin Peay put together a 9-1 run to build a 17-13 advantage. A Governors' 4-1 run was benefited by three Skyhawks' attack errors, leading to a 22-16 upper hand. Austin Peay finished off the second set with Jaida Clark's sixth kill of the match.

Through the first two games, Keenan registered a .625 kill percentage. Mead totaled 20 assists. Bullington and Erin Eisenhart each had eight digs.

UT Martin hit just .054 in the second stanza, tallying nine attack errors against 11 kills. 

A 4-0 Governors' run gave Mott's crew a 6-2 lead in the deciding game. Bullington had three of four kills during the stretch. Austin Peay hit .700 to open the third set and had 15 kills against no attack errors. The Governors built a 24-14 advantage on the strength of an 11-2 spurt and finished the set with Bullington's match-high 13th kill.

Bullington hit a career-high .375 (min. 10 attacks), Saturday, to go along with nine digs. Powell totaled 12 kills for the second-straight match and hit .400. Keenan had eight kills and a .700 hitting percentage.

"I don't ever expect really to be dominant (offensively)," Powell commented. "I just kind of go with the flow and go with how the other team is making adjustments around me. Some days, it's going to be easier. Some days, it's going to be harder, and so, I'm glad I was able to make adjustments when I needed to."

Eisenhart came up with 10 digs, her 18th-straight match in double figures.

Mead dished out 31 assists, her 13th-consecutive match in double figures and fourth of 30-plus this year. Austin Peay improved to 4-0 in those matches.

"I think the passers did a great job of keeping us in system, so I was able to run the offense that I know I can run," Mead said. "I really wanted to get the middles involved and the outsides today because we're more than just a right-side, middle heavy team. We're stacked all across, and so I'm really proud of the hitters that did step up today. I was able to get them the ball because the passers were getting me the ball."

Janvier Buggs tallied 14 assists, her 15th-straight match in double figures, in the win. The Governors committed a season-low two set errors.

Austin Peay hit .391 in the match, breaking its season-high for the second time in less than 24 hours. 

The Governors' first-ever ASUN Conference match is Sept. 23 at Bellarmine. First serve is set for 5 p.m. CT.