Troy Hosts Unbeaten Appalachian State on Sunday

TROY, Alabama – For the second time this week, the Troy volleyball team will host a Sun Belt newcomer when unbeaten Appalachian State visits Trojan Arena for a 12 p.m. match on Sunday.

Live stats and live video will be available at TroyTrojans.com. Live, in-game updates can be found on Twitter by following @TroyTrojansVB.

Troy (9-5, 1-1) is coming off of a five-set loss at UT Arlington on Friday. Blair Winston led the Trojans with 20 kills in the match while Ali Dowdall had a match-high 25 digs. Prior to that match, the Trojans opened Sun Belt play with a four-set win over Georgia Southern at home on Wednesday.

The Trojans are led this season by Winston's 3.22 kills/set average. Tineille Waggoner is averaging 9.41 assists/set for a Troy team that is hitting .215 on the season. Defensively, the Trojans are holding opponents to a .190 attack percentage with Dowdall leading the way at 3.92 digs/set.

The Trojans enter Sunday's match 5-0 at home this season, and just one win away from tying the Troy Division I era record of six straight home victories.

Appalachian State (12-0, 2-0) is coming off of a sweep at Georgia Southern on Friday. The Mountaineers became the first team in Sun Belt history to go undefeated in non-conference play and they are currently receiving votes in the AVCA Division I Top-25 Poll.

The Sun Belt newcomer has wins over Tennessee, Cincinnati and No. 24 Louisville this season. The Mountaineers are led by Emily Corrgian who averages a Sun Belt best 5.51 kills/set. Paige Brown also leads the Mountaineers and the Sun Belt with 12.77 assists/set.

Troy is 0-1 all-time against Appalachian State, with the only meeting coming in 2007 on a neutral court in Columbia, S.C., where the Mountaineers won in five sets.

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Ali Dowdall

Blair Winston