A Peach of a Weekend Sweep

ATLANTA – For the second time this season Little Rock rallied back from a two-set deficit, claiming a 3-2 win at Georgia State Saturday night as the Trojans secured a sweep in the weekend's action in Sun Belt play.
 
The match featured 29 ties and eight lead changes overall but the Trojans (13-10, 4-7 Sun Belt) left no doubt in the fifth set, scoring 11 of the last 14 points and dominating down the stretch. Set scores were 22-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21 and 15-5.
 
Nedima Kamberovic posted a career-high 19 kills and led all players with a .485 hitting percentage, Laura Jansen recorded her 29^th career double-double and four different Trojans reached double figures. Laura Jansen led all players with 19 digs, put down 17 digs and recorded a career-high six blocks in the match.
 
Little Rock hit .284 in the match and was buoyed by a dominant third set where the Trojans hit .516 and committed only one error with 17 kills on the way to a 25-14 set win. After edging the Panthers in the fourth set, 25-21, Little Rock closed the door in the fifth set with a .478 hitting percentage and recording 11 kills with no errors in the final frame.
 
Georgia State (5-15, 2-8) was led by Julianna Truscott's 13 kills.
 
Little Rock returns home to face ULM on Friday evening in Little Rock.
 
Behind the Box Score

• Georgia State struck first after ending the first set on a 7-1 run.
• Nedima Kamberovic posted five kills and a .714 percentage in the first set.
• Little Rock was held to a -.054 hitting mark in the second set while Georgia State hit .136.
• The Trojans served up four aces in the second frame.
• Little Rock stormed back in set 3, hitting .516 while limiting Georgia State to a .143 clip.
• Laura Jansen led all players with 5 kills and a .455 hitting percentage in the third set.
• The Trojans registered 19 kills and only one hitting error in the fourth set.
• Little Rock out-blocked Georgia State in the fourth frame, 5-0.
• The Maroon and Silver posted 11 kills with no errors in the fifth set.

 
Leaders by the Numbers
Kills: 19, Nedima Kamberovic
Assists: 37, Alyssa Nayar
Service Aces: 3, Laure Jansen
Digs: 19, Laura Jansen
Blocks: 7, Nicole Medlin
 
Notables

• Little Rock now leads the all-time series over Georgia State, 10-2. The Trojans have won three straight matches over the Panthers.
• Little Rock is now 4-2 all-time against GSU in five-set matches.
• With 17 kills and 19 digs, Laura Jansen recorded her 29^th career double-double.
• Laura Jansen set a new career high with six total blocks including matching a career high with two solo blocks.
• With 12 kills and 15 digs, Laure Jansen recorded her fourth career double-double.
• Nejra Hanic matched a career-high with five blocks.
• Nedima Kamberovic recorded a career-high 19 kills.

 
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