CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Austin Peay State University's volleyball team offers a preview of the 50th season in program history and inaugural United Athletic Conference Campaign with a 2 p.m. Saturday exhibition against Belmont at the Winfield Dunn Center.

Head Coach Evan Amstutz returns for his second season alongside assistant coaches Kristen Frische and Luke Van Handel, with graduate assistant Emilee Furrow in her first season. The Governors return 11 players from the 2025 season including Taly Cloud who led the team with 334 kills, and Reagan Anderson with 451 digs.

The Bruins, are coming off a 2025 season where they went 17-11 and 8-8 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Their 2025 season concluded with a first-round exit in the MVC Championship against Drake.

APSU and Belmont's last meeting was in 2021, with two matches in a Governor 3-0 sweep at home, with matches played on Oct. 22-23, 2021. Since 2002, the Governors are 8-12 in their 20 encounters.

Following the exhibition, the Govs head to Evansville, Indiana where they compete in a second preseason game Saturday, Aug. 22 before beginning their season with the Stacheville Challenge where they face UT Martin, Jackson State, and Kansas City Aug. 28-29 in the Winfield Dunn Center.

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