ATLANTA — The Georgia State volleyball team (10-14, 4-8 SBC) won the opening set but couldn't keep the momentum, falling to Appalachian State (16-10, 9-3 SBC) in four sets on Friday night at the GSU Sports Arena.
Akira Burt and Annelore Engels each posted a double-double. Burt had a team-high 15 kills and 10 digs, and Engels had a team-high 38 assists and 12 digs. Manuela Altieri Liev added eight kills, and Leilani-Kai Giusta had six kills on .400 hitting. Three Panthers reached double figures in digs, led by Dariana Valencia with 13, followed by Engels with 12 and Burt with 10. Milana Holland and Burt each had three blocks (one solo, two assists). Georgia State hit .268 as a team to App State's .269 and out-blocked the Mountaineers 7-5.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Panthers took the opener, 25-17, hitting .400 with 14 kills and only two errors. Georgia State went ahead for good at 11-10 and went up by as many as eight points. The front row blocked five Mountaineer attacks and capitalized on 10 App State attack errors, holding App State to a .025 hitting percentage. Giusta had five kills in the set.
SET 2 | App State evened the match at 1-1 with a 25-21 win. The Mountaineers took the lead for good at 6-5 in a set that was tied three times and led by as many as four. App State hit .424 with only two errors, while the Panthers hit .167. Burt had six kills in the set.
SET 3 | The Panthers fell behind 2-1 with a 25-19 loss. App State took the lead for good at 4-3 in a set that was tied three times, and led by as many as seven points. Georgia State hit .250 with 15 kills.
SET 4 | App State closed out the match with a 25-17 win. The Mountaineers hit .385 with 19 kills, while the Panthers hit .241 with nine kills and only two errors.
Game Notes
» Akira Burt and Annelore Engels each recorded a double-double.
» Burt had a team-high 15 kills and 17.0 points.
» Engels had a team-high 38 assists and added 12 digs.
» Dariana Valencia had a team-high 13 digs.
» Georgia State had three players in double figures in digs.
» Georgia State out-blocked App State, 7.0-5.0, and hit .268 to App State's .269.
Up Next
The Panthers hit the road for an in-state rivalry series at Georgia Southern in Statesboro, Ga. The first match is set for Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m., followed by a second match on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m.
