LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Carol Barbosa put down 19 kills,
Janae Thurston added 15 and the Trojans hit a dominating .351 in a 3-0 sweep of Georgia Southern Saturday evening at the Jack Stephens Center.
Little Rock (6-17, 4-7 Sun Belt) has now won three matches in a row and has moved into a tie for fourth in the Sun Belt's Western Division alongside Arkansas State – and into a tie for the last spot into the Sun Belt Tournament.
FINAL | Little Rock 3, Georgia Southern 0 | 25-22, 25-16, 25-15 | Box Score | PDF | Highlights
The Trojans and Red Wolves face each other on Tuesday evening in Jonesboro in a meeting of diverging teams; Little Rock on a winning streak while Arkansas State has lost three straight matches.
Georgia Southern (7-16, 2-10) was led by Carly Turner's 12 kills.
Behind the Box Score
- Diana Giordani led all players with nine digs in the opening set.
- Carol Barbosa (7) and Janae Thurston (6) combined to put down 13 kills in the first set alone.
- Little Rock served up five aces in the opening set. Two came from Alyssa Nayar, two from Janae Thurston and one from Diana Giordani.
- Carol Barbosa hit .600 (6-0-10) to lead all players in the second set.
- As a team the Trojans hit .500 in the second set compared to Georgia Southern's .259.
- Little Rock held the Eagles to an anemic .056 hitting percentage in the final set. The Trojans hit .308.
- Despite the win, Little Rock was out-blocked, 6-4. This marks the first time this season Little Rock was out-blocked but still won the match.
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 19,
Carol Barbosa
Assists: 17,
Nathalia Vigineski
Service Aces: 3,
Janae Thurston
Digs: 17,
Diana Giordani
Blocks: 3,
Madison Nichols
Notables
- Little Rock is now 8-0 all-time against Georgia Southern with an impeccable 4-0 mark when playing in Little Rock.
- The team's .351 hitting percentage is the highest mark in a match this season for the Trojans.
- Janae Thurston's .429 hitting percentage (15-3-28) is a career high for the true freshman.
- Little Rock posted six aces to Georgia Southern's two and out-served the two Georgia Sun Belt schools 17 to 8 in aces over the weekend.
- With 11 kills and 10 digs, Laura Jansen recorded her fourth double-double of the season.
Up Next
A pivotal match in the Sun Belt Western Division standings awaits Little Rock as the Trojans travel to Jonesboro to face Arkansas State on Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
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