Photo by BENJAMIN KRAIN —10/11/19—\rUA Little Rock volleyball action during the Trojans loss to Coastal Carolina
Benjamin Krain
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Georgia St. GSU 7-15,3-8 Sun Belt
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Winner Little Rock LR 4-18,2-8 Sun Belt
Georgia St. GSU
7-15,3-8 Sun Belt
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Little Rock LR
4-18,2-8 Sun Belt
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Set Scores
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Georgia St. GSU 24 16 28 25 12 (2)
Little Rock LR 26 25 26 22 15 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | By Patrick T. Walsh | LRTrojans.com

Trojans Win Five-Set Thriller over Georgia State

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – It was an instant classic at the Jack Stephens Center Friday night complete with a dramatic comeback, multiple career highs and a five-set thriller as Little Rock claimed the 3-2 victory over Georgia State.
 
FINAL | Little Rock 3, Georgia State 2 | 26-24, 25-16, 26-28, 22-25, 15-12 | Box Score | PDF | Highlights
 
Carol Barbosa's 24 kills and 18 digs – both career-high marks – led Little Rock (5-17, 3-7 Sun Belt) to its second straight win, maintaining a perfect home record over Georgia State. Laura Jansen added a double-double with 10 kills and a career-high 20 digs and the Trojans served up a season-high 11 aces in the match.
 
Georgia State (7-15, 3-8) was led by the 22 kills from Leah Wilcox and 25 digs by Lauren Bandera.
 
Behind the Box Score
  • Georgia State had set point in the opening frame at 24-16 before Little Rock went on a 10-0 run, winning 26-24.
  • Carol Barbosa led all players with seven kills in the first set while Laura Jansen had six digs.
  • The 10-0 run to win the opening set featured two Laura Jansen aces, two kills by Janae Thurston, two kills by Carol Barbosa and three Georgia State attack errors.
  • The Trojans served up five aces in the first set alone.
  • Little Rock powered its way to a 25-16 win in the second set by hitting .310 while holding Georgia State to just a .103 hitting percentage.
  • The Trojans were led by Janae Thurston's five kills in the second frame.
  • Carol Barbosa led all players with seven kills and nine digs in the second set.
  • Despite out-hitting Georgia State, .250 to .192, the Panthers rallied back from a 23-20 deficit to win the set.
  • Little Rock out-blocked GSU in the fourth set, 3-1, but the Panthers hit .237 to Little Rock's match-low mark of .143 for the set win.
  • The Trojans hit .500 in the decisive fifth set to Georgia State's .333.
  • Janae Thurston hit .833 (5-1-6) while Carol Barbosa hit .667 (4-0-6) in the final frame.
  • Annelise Samson put down the match-clinching kill.
 
 
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 24, Carol Barbosa
Assists: 29, Nathalia Vigineski
Service Aces: 4, Nathalia Vigineski
Digs: 20, Laura Jansen
Blocks: 8, Madison Nichols
 
Notables
  • Little Rock leads the all-time series over Georgia State, 8-2. The Trojans are now 4-0 all-time against the Panthers when playing in Little Rock.
  • Carol Barbosa recorded her sixth double-double of the year with career highs in both kills (24) and digs (18).
  • Laura Jansen registered her third double-double of the year with a career-high 20 digs to go along with 10 kills.
  • Nathalia Vigineski posted her second career double-double with 29 assists and 11 digs. She also posted a career-best four service aces.
  • Janae Thurston hit a season-best .400 (16-4-30).
  • Annelise Samson registered a season-high 10 kills, double her previous high. She also hit a season-best .304 (10-3-23).
  • Madison Nichols put up a career-best eight blocks.
  • The 11 service aces by the Trojans are a season-high mark.
 
Up Next
Little Rock hosts Georgia Southern on Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Jack Stephens Center with first serve set for 6:30 p.m. The Eagles are coming off a 3-2 upset win at Arkansas State.
 
For the latest information on Little Rock Volleyball, make sure to check out LRTrojans.com. You can also find the team on social media at @LittleRockVB on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
 
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