APSU Volleyball defeats North Dakota State in Four sets during Stacheville Challenge – Clarksville Online – Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information

Clarksville, TN – A career-high 23 kills by Mikayla Powell and season-high 34 assists by Kelsey Mead led the Austin Peay State College (APSU) volleyball staff to a four-set victory (25-21, 24-26, 25-21, 26-24) towards North Dakota State at Stacheville Problem, Friday, on the Winfield Dunn Heart. 

Austin Peay (4-4) earned its Thirteenth-straight dwelling win – the second-longest dwelling successful streak in program historical past, trailing solely 15-straight wins within the 1991-92 seasons.
 
North Dakota State (6-4) tallied the primary level of the match, nevertheless it was the final time they led within the set. The APSU Govs scored five-straight factors to take a 5-1 lead and held a 10-6 benefit following Powell’s fourth kill within the match’s inaugural body.
 
Powell’s seven kills and .600 hitting share paced APSU to a 25-21 first-set victory, whereas Janvier Buggs and Mead break up setter duties with 5 and 6 assists, respectively. 
 
The APSU Govs started the set on a 6-2 run, however the early lead was answered with a 7-2 NDSU to drive the primary of 11 second-set ties. Again-to-back APSU errors later within the set gave NDSU its largest lead of the body at 20-18, nevertheless it was shortly answered by a 5-2 APSU run to drive the Bisons to name timeout. NDSU evened the match after ending the second set with three-straight factors.
 
The Govs posted a match-best .351 hitting share within the penultimate set with 16 kills on three errors, resulting in the 25-21 victory. Powell led the Govs with seven kills on 11 swings, whereas Mead added 14 assists.
 
North Dakota State held momentum all through a lot of the fourth set and compelled the primary set level with a 24-21 lead, however back-to-back Marlayna Bullington errors pressured an NDSU timeout. Austin Peay State College then tied the match following Bullington’s third-straight kill and secured the win following a Jaida Clark kill and Kelsey Mead service ace.
 
The Governors host East Tennessee Friday at 6:30pm earlier than concluding the Stacheville Problem at 1:30pm, Saturday.