CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's volleyball team battled from four Jacksonville match points in the fifth set to pick up its second Atlantic Sun Conference victory of the season in a 3-2 win against the Dolphins, Saturday, in the Winfield Dunn Center.

Austin Peay (9-8, 2-2 ASUN) and Jacksonville (3-12, 0-4 ASUN) went back-and-forth in the first set which featured 10 ties and five lead changes.

After Jacksonville claimed the first two points of the set, Austin Peay went on a 7-2 run, giving it a 7-4 lead. Jacksonville responded by scoring the next five points, making its lead 9-7. The two teams were neck-and-neck for the remainder of the set and Austin Peay scored three-straight points to cut its deficit to one, forcing a Jacksonville timeout. Jacksonville scored after the timeout and Austin Peay went a 4-1 run to take the lead 24-23 and force another Dolphins' timeout. A block by Anna Rita and Mikayla Powell won the set 25-23.

The second set began with a point for the Governors; however, the Dolphins gained momentum and went on a 9-4 run and led the set the rest of the way, winning 25-20 to tie the match 1-1.

The Governors started the third set by scoring the first five points. Jacksonville trimmed its deficit to as few as two points at 15-17, but the Govs won the set wire-to-wire, 25-21.

The fourth set saw 11 ties and two lead changes. The Dolphins went on a 8-3 run to begin the frame and APSU responded with a 6-1 scoring streak to tie it 9-9. The set went back-and-forth and the Govs managed to force a 24-24 tie, forcing a Dolphins timeout. Jacksonville scored twice after the timeout, and won the set 26-24. 

The fifth set had 11 ties and five lead changes. The Govs scored six of the first nine points before Jacksonville went on a 4-1 run, tying the set 7-7. The Governors pushed past Jacksonville's four match points to win an extended fifth set, 19-17, with a kill from Mikayla Powell. 

Anna Rita's career high eight blocks are tied for the fourth most in a five-set match in program history. Mikayla Powell led the team with 14 kills and Karli Graham led with a .769 hitting percentage – the second-best mark in program history. 

APSU's 115 points are tied for the second most in program history, trailing only 119 points in a five set-match against Little Rock, Aug. 31, 2012. The team also had a total of 15 blocks, which is tied for the 11th most in a match in program history.

The Governors remain at home for their next match against Bellarmine at 6 p.m., Oct. 6, in the Winfield Dunn Center.