BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (9/5/26) – Arkansas State volleyball (3-3, 0-0 SBC) established a strong lead in the match and did not yield in a 3-1 (25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 25-14) victory over American (3-3, 0-0 Patriot) on Saturday morning inside the Stroh Center.
Devyn Lewis led the team with 12 kills on a .360 hitting percentage and
Mia Maloney secured her first multi-service ace performance of the season with two. Maloney also led the team with 18 digs, and
Calea Bush landed a team-best 3.5 total blocks in the contest.
As a team, The Red Wolves landed 46 kills on a .209 hitting percentage and tallied 47 digs alongside 11.0 total blocks.
Set 1
The Red Wolves posted a .750 attack percentage alongside six kills and two blocks over the first 20 rallies to claim a 14-6 lead. A 4-0 run highlighted by kills from
Haley Glunz and
Parker Stearns countered back-to-back rallies won by the Eagles and created the first double-digit lead of the season for A-State.
The early surge proved to be too much for American, as back-to-back kills from Stearns and Lewis secured a 25-16 decision.
Set 2
The Scarlet & Black quickly reversed a 3-1 deficit by winning five consecutive rallies, but the opposition remained in close pursuit of the lead. The Eagles narrowed the gap to one point multiple times before a 4-0 run capped by a solo block from Whitlock and block assists by Bush and
Addison Collum opened a 16-11 lead.
American attempted to rally, but after closing the gap to 21-18, a service error and attack error paired with two kills from Bush shut the door and moved A-State ahead in the match by two sets.
Set 3
One point separated both teams at the technical timeout as the Red Wolves trailed 15-14. Kills from Lewis and Whitlock sparked a 5-0 run that created a 20-18 advantage, but the Eagles countered with three consecutive points to force another lead change.
The Scarlet & Black tied the set at 23-23, but a pair of kills fell in American's favor and forced the match into a fourth set.
Set 4
Kills from Bush and Maloney capped a 7-0 run that pushed A-State ahead 14-9 and resulted in a five-point lead at the technical timeout. The lead continued to grow once both teams returned to the floor, as back-to-back service aces from Maloney highlighted a stretch of four consecutive rally wins.
The Eagles only added three more points to their total after the Scarlet & Black led 19-11. The Red Wolves claimed the match after putting together another 4-0 run.
Next Up
A-State travels to Columbia, Missouri, to compete in the Mizzou Tournament on Sept. 11-12 inside the Hearnes Center. The Red Wolves will open against Missouri on Sept. 11 at 6 p.m., and follow with a doubleheader against Wichita State and FGCU on Sept. 12.
The match against the Shockers will begin at 10 a.m. while the contest versus the Eagles is slated for 6 p.m.
The Scarlet & Black's first home matchup is slated for Sept. 18 versus Arkansas. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside First National Bank Arena, and tickets can be purchased by clicking
here.
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