The Georgia State volleyball dropped to 0-4 on the season with a 3-0 loss to Xavier (4-0) on Friday evening in the first match of the Regency Suites/Georgia Tech Classic at the O'Keefe Gymnasium. The Panthers were led by reigning CAA Rookie-of-the-Week, freshman Torrie Brown's nine kills.

Xavier started the first set on an 8-2 run before Head Coach Mike Webster called a timeout to collect the team. The Muskateers continued to build on their fast start, taking a 16-4 lead midway through the set. Sophomore Alysa Long attempted to spark a Panther comeback with a kill to cut the deficit to 11. That was followed by an ace by junior-college transfer Jessica Tjaden, which cut the lead to ten, but it would not be the spark State needed in the set, dropping it by a 13-point margin, 25-12.

The Panthers would come out swinging in set, taking an early 3-1 lead after an attack error by Xavier's Michelle Matia. The Muskateers would used a 10-4 run to build an 11-7 lead before Georgia State would mount a comeback of their own to take a 14-13 lead midway through the set. From that point through the end of the set, there would be five ties and five lead changes, as neither team built more than a two point advantage. State would take a 23-21 lead on a kill by senior Liz Schaab, but that would be the last point the Panthers would score in the set, as Xavier took set two, 25-23.

The two teams would exchange side-outs early in set three before Xavier would go on a 10-3 run to take a 13-7 lead. Webster would once again call a time-out to call the Panthers, but Xavier would continue to attack, building a 21-13 lead. State would not go down without a fight, going on a 7-3 run to cut the deficit to four led by a pair of back-to-back kills by Brown. A kill by Xavier's Shannon Voors would put an end to State's comeback, as the Muskateers won set three, 25-21.

Xavier was led by Otte's 10 kills and Claire Paszkiewicz's 29 assists.

Tjaden added 26 assists and three blocks for the Panthers, while junior Jocelyn Waldern added four.