LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Austin Peay State University's volleyball team dropped a four-set (15-25, 25-21, 10-25, 17-25) decision to Bellarmine in Atlantic Sun Conference action, Saturday, at Knights Hall.

Jamie Seward matched her career-highs with nine kills on 25 swings in the loss, while Maggie paced the Govs and registered her sixth-straight match with double-digit assists with 16 assists. She also finished second on the team with eight digs, with Morgan Rutledge leading Austin Peay in the category with 12.

The Govs and Knights split the first 14 points of an opening frame which featured a pair of lead changes and four instances in which it was tied. Following the early stalemate, the Knights took a 12-10 lead and held a 15-12 advantage going into the media break. Following the stoppage, BU extended its lead to 23-13 prior to an APSU timeout, and claimed the match's first point after winning the first set, 25-15.

Seward paced APSU with three kills on no errors and seven swings  in a wire-to-wire second-set victory in which APSU held the Knights to a .188 attack percentage. 

After typing the match at one point apiece, Bellarmine opened the penultimate frame on an 11-1 lead to force an APSU timeout, and led 17-5 later in the set. Austin Peay was unable to cut into its deficit following its final timeout, and dropped the third frame, 25-10.

After exchanging leads throughout the opening 16 points of third set, Bellarmine went on to lead wire-to-wire and clinch the match following a 25-17 victory.

Now midway through a four-match road trip, Austin Peay returns to the Volunteer State where it faces Lipscomb in a 6 p.m., Wednesday match  at Allen Arena, before turning its attention to a 5 p.m. (CT), Thursday contest at North Florida, at UNF Arena in Jacksonville, Florida.