Jonesboro, AR – Contributed – Three Red Wolves recorded career highs in kills as Arkansas State volleyball (9-8, 5-1 SBC) completed a series sweep of South Alabama (7-11, 2-4 SBC) with a 3-1 (28-26, 21-25, 25-16, 25-17) victory on Saturday afternoon inside First National Bank Arena.
Devyn Lewis (20), Addison Collum (18) and Adison Ozuna (11) led the team in kills and set new career bests. Lewis posted the first 20-kill match of her career while Ozuna led the team with a .625 attack percentage, the 10th highest by a Sun Belt player in a four-set match this season. Mia Maloney picked up her fifth 20-plus dig match of the season and Haley Glunz recorded a team-high three blocks.
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A-State matched Southern Miss for the most kills by a Sun Belt team in a four-set match this season with 69 and posted a conference-best 68 assists. The team recorded a .278 attack percentage and totaled 68 digs alongside four total blocks.
Set 1
Lewis powered the A-State offense in what became a 6-2 run that made the score 17-13, but the Jaguars stalled momentum with three consecutive points. The Red Wolves held the lead until a four-point margin at set point was erased in a 6-2 run by South Alabama. A service error and attack error pushed the Scarlet & Black in front by a 27-26 score and Whitlock secured the set with a kill.
Set 2
A-State surrendered four points in a five-rally stretch to fall behind 14-10 and played catch-up for the remainder of the set. The deficit swelled to six points before a kill from Lewis sparked a 3-0 run, and after two scores for the Jaguars, the Red Wolves put together another 3-0 run that narrowed the gap to two. A service error extended the deficit to 24-21, and a kill in the ensuing rally resulted in the only set lost on the weekend.
Set 3
Three kills and two blocks powered A-State to an early five-point advantage, and after a brief run for the opposition, the lead grew to 12-7. Collum tallied four consecutive kills and countered the Jaguars’ response with another to make the score 18-10. The Scarlet & Black did not allow a comeback bid to form, and an attack error sealed a 25-16 decision in the set and a 2-1 lead in the match.
Set 4
Another fast start for A-State resulted in an early 6-1 lead before South Alabama chipped away. The lead dwindled to 10-9 and the margin remained at one point until Lewis and Whitlock found gaps in the defense to make the score 15-12. The Red Wolves began to pull away beyond that point, winning six of the next nine rallies to build a six-point advantage. The opposition scored on a kill and an attack error before kills by Collum, Glunz and Lewis followed by another attack error propelled A-State to victory.
The Scarlet & Black make the first stop in a four-game road trip at Georgia Southern on Oct. 16-17 inside Hanner Fieldhouse. The Friday match is scheduled for 5 p.m. while the finale on Saturday is slated for 12 p.m. Both matches will stream on ESPN+, and live stats will be available at AStateRedWolves.com/stats.
A-State returns to Jonesboro for a series against Troy on Oct. 30-31 inside First National Bank Arena. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
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