Austin Peay Volleyball Battles Hard But Falls to Eastern Illinois, Arkansas State

Bowling Green, KY – Anna Rita and Payton Deidesheimer tallied 17 kills on the day, but they were not enough, as the Austin Peay State University (APSU) volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on its first day of the WKU Invitational, falling 3-2 to Eastern Illinois and 3-0 to Arkansas State, Friday, at E.A. Diddle Arena.

Austin Peay vs. Eastern Illinois

Austin Peay (1-8) dropped a five-set decision to Eastern Illinois (4-4) in its first game of the WKU Invitational. Anna Rita led the Govs with 11 kills, while Maggie Duyos paced the team with 16 assists and tied with Tayler Baron for a team-best 14 digs.

The APSU Govs dropped an extended first set to the Panthers, 26-24. They rallied from an 18-11 deficit to tie the set at 23 and fended off a 24-23 set-point, but back-to-back kills by EIU's Tori Mohesky gave the Panthers the win.

30pm match at E.A. Diddle Arena.