MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. | Georgia College & State University volleyball completed a weekend sweep against Augusta University with a hard-fought 3-2 Peach Belt Conference victory Saturday (Oct. 10) at the Centennial Center.
Just one day after snapping a 14-match losing streak against the Jaguars, the Bobcats delivered another strong performance, outlasting Augusta in five sets. The victory improved GCSU to 6-16 overall and 3-4 in PBC play, while Augusta moved to 5-13 overall and 3-4 in conference action. The Bobcats return to action Tuesday (Oct. 13) against North Greenville University at 6 p.m.
The Bobcats carried their momentum from Friday into the opening set, taking a 25-22 victory. Augusta responded with a 29-27 win in a tightly contested second set before GCSU regained control with a 25-19 victory in the third.
The Jaguars answered in the fourth, taking the set 25-18 to force a decisive fifth. With the match on the line, the Bobcats delivered their strongest offensive performance of the afternoon, recording 11 kills with no attack errors for a .407 hitting percentage. GCSU closed out the deciding set 15-12 to complete the weekend sweep.
Reece Wright led the Bobcats offensively with 18 kills, followed closely by Avery Huyck with 17. Nya Warren added eight kills, helping GCSU finish with 64 total kills and a .255 hitting percentage.
Defensively, Huyck led GCSU with 14 digs, while Parkerson and Diaz collected 12 apiece. Warren led the Bobcats at the net with seven blocks, followed by Emersyn Mullvain with four and Sierra Piland with three.
The Bobcats finished with 11 team blocks and 72 digs, providing a strong defensive effort to secure their second consecutive victory over Augusta.
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