CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Ali Coy posted a career high 11 kills and six aces in the Governors 3-2 (25-20, 25-17, 25-12, 25-22, 10-15) loss against Little Rock Saturday, in the Winfield Dunn Center.
The Governors opened the first set with a 3-0 lead from a Cree Hollier kill and ace, with a Lauren Wallace kill. The Govs earned a seven-point lead at the 15-point timeout leading 15-8 following a 3-0 scoring streak on a Nicole Okojie kill, with two straight from Hollier and two straight kills from Alison Coy and Malena Benz. Following the set break, the Govs served up one ace, five kills, and one error to lead by six, 22-18 before a Little Rock timeout. Austin Peay claimed the first set at 25-20 with a final Wallace kill, Alison Coy kill and service ace.
The second set started Govs-Trojans tied 2-2, and the Govs trailing by as few as one at 3-2, and as many as seven through the first fifteen. The Govs scored the next five points on three kills from Nicole Okojie, and two from Coy, with two Little Rock errors. With the Trojans nearly at set point at 23, the Govs scored three consecutive points with an Okojie kill, Trojan error, and a Taylor Sass service ace. The Govs would drop the set 25-17 following two Little Rock kills.
In the third set, the Govs scored a late six point on a Trojan service error, and a seventh on a Coy kill. Austin Peay scored two straight before and after a Little Rock timeout with a Benz and Coy block, Wallace kill, Little Rock attack error, and a Remmi Cooke ace. The Govs final point came from a Benz kill, yet the Govs would drop the set 25-12.
The Governors and Trojans evenly exchanged points through the first six points. Merrell and Reagan Anderson each notched an ace, to tie the set for the fourth time at eight. Set four saw four more ties at 9, 10, 11, and 12, and the Govs were the first to 15 with a Wallace kill, and two Coy aces. The Govs took the lead 19-18 with a Cloyd kill and a solo block from Okojie for a Trojans timeout and two more points on an Okojie and Coy block and Coy kill for a second Trojans timeout leading 21-18. The Governors extended the match to a fifth set with a kill from Okojie, three from Cooke, and a service ace from Coy to win the set 25-22.
In the fifth set the Govs scored their first five points on three kills and two Trojans errors. The Governors narrowed their deficit to three with a Hollier kill, Coy kill, and a Coy and Okojie block. Austin Peay scored three final points on two kills from Coy and one from Hollier but would drop the set 15-10 and the match 3-2.
Box Score Bullets
- Ali Coy set a career high and led the team with 11 kills and six aces.
- Sarah led the team with 25 assists.
- The Governors hit .436 and .231 in the first and fourth sets.
Up Next
The Governors face West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, Thursday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. for the first time this season.
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