ARLINGTON, TEXAS --- Austin Peay State University's volleyball team fell to UT Arlington 3-1 (16-25, 14-25, 25-13, 25-27), Thursday, at College Park Center.
The first set was highlighted by three Cree Hollier kills for points three, 11 and 14. The Governors scored eight points from UT Arlington errors in the opening set. Nicole Okojie notched two kills and Malena Benz, Taly Cloyd, Lauren Wallace, and Ali Coy each notched kills, but the Governors dropped the set, 25-16.
In the second set, Benz and Sarah Butler teamed up for two kills from Butler assists early. Coy and Okojie notched the fourth point on a block, and the Govs scored their fifth and sixth points on a Mavericks' service and attack error. The Governors started their first scoring run of the night with a 3–0 run with a Maverick service errors Wallace ace; her first and team's first of the night, an UT Arlington service error. The Govs tallied three more points on two kills from Coy, and a Maverick service error, but would drop the set 25-14.
The Governors were the first to fifteen in set three, with a 6-0 run. The Govs tallied points 9-12 from three Mavericks' errors, and a Reagan Anderson ace. The Govs notched three straight points from two Benz kills, and a Benz and Wallace block. Merrell notched two consecutive aces for points 21 and 22 for the Govs third and fourth aces of the set. The Governors tallied two final kills from Okojie to win the set, 25-13.
In the fourth set, Hollier opened the set with two kills, and the next four points on two UT Arlington errors, a Coy kill, and an Okojie kill before notching two straight on a Kaelynn Ashley and Benz block, and an UT Arlington error. Austin Peay went on a 13-6 run following a seven-point deficit at 17-10, with eight kills and five errors. The run was highlighted by four straight on a Coy kill and three UT Arlington errors, to tie the set at 23. Okojie took extended the set with a kill to tie the set at 24, and a Hollier ace gave the Govs their final point before the Mavericks scored three straights to win the set 27-25, and the match 3-1.
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