EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Austin Peay State University's volleyball team dropped to five-set matches to Southern Illinois-Edwardsville and Seattle, Friday, in Edwardsville, Illinois.
The Cougars took the lead of the match quickly, going up 24-10 on the Governors. Austin Peay fought off three set points, but SIUE took the first set 25-12. The two teams went shot-for-shot in the second set, seeing 14 ties and four lead changes. The set's final tie was 20 from a kill by SIUE's Maddie Determan, but a 5-0 run from the Govs ended the set at 25-20.
Austin Peay carried their momentum from the second set well into the third, leading SIUE by seven at 20-13 with a service ace by Peyton Liming. The Govs continued to pull away from the Cougars, ending the second set with a 5-1 run to take the 25-15 third set win.
SIUE took control of the fourth set early, leading 21-14. The Govs got within six at 21-18, but the Cougars took the 25-18 fourth set win to force a fifth set.
The Cougars took an early lead in the fifth, going up 10-4. The Govs got within one at 11-10, but the Cougars took the 15-11 fifth set win.
Seattle took control of the Govs' second match of the day, going up 21-14, forcing a Governor timeout. Austin Peay came out of the timeout by taking the matches' following five points, getting within two at 21-19. Seattle closed out the first set with a kill by Petra Fritz, taking the 25-20 win.
The Governors fought back in the second set, leading 15-9. The Redhawks would get within four at 17-13, but the Govs continued to extend their lead with kills by Cloyd, Dayan Malave, and Reaghan Larkin for the 25-17 second set win.
Seattle fought back from the second set, scoring 21-10 on their opponents. A Block by Taylor Sass and Nya Browne would get the Govs as close as 21-11, but the Cougars ended the set on a 4-0 run for the 25-11 third set win.
Austin Peay took control of the fourth early, leading the Cougars 14-11 with a kill by Cloyd. SU and APSU exchanged shots, tying the set at 21. The Governors took the set's final four points for the 25-21 fourth set win, forcing a fifth set to be played.
Austin Peay and Seattle went back-and-forth to open the final set, tying at 7 with a kill from Reaghan Larkin. SU led by four at 11-7, but a 5-0 run from the Govs gave them a 12-11 lead. The Govs fought off three Redhawks match points, but ultimately the fifth set went to Seattle, 17-15.
Match Points
APSU vs. SIUE
- Taly Cloyd led the Govs with 13 kills, and Nya Brown led with a .462 hitting percentage with seven kills on 13 attempts.
- Gianna Tagoa'i had 26 assists and three aces.
- Reagan Anderson paced the Govs with 19 digs.
APSU vs. Seattle
