Volleyball Downs Jax State After Loss to FAMU

Saturday, September 15

Troy, Ala.

10:00 a.m.

Troy University

4-7

Florida A&M

1-13

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Florida A&M	25	25	20	25	3
TROY	23	22	25	23	1

Volleyball Downs Jax State After Loss to FAMU

9/15/2018 9:23:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Box Score (Game One)Box Score (Game Two)

By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. – Troy volleyball bounced back from a morning loss to Florida A&M to defeat rival Jacksonville State in the five-set finale of the Troy Classic at Trojan Arena Saturday.

The Trojans (5-7) split the two matches to finish in a tie for second place in their final non-conference tournament of the season. Freshman Lacey Jeffcoat was Troy's representative on the all-tournament team.

Game One
To kick off the day, Troy matched up with Florida A&M (1-13) who was previously winless on the 2018 season. The Rattlers did not play like an 0-13 team, however, and took advantage of costly Trojan miscues to win the match in just four sets.

The Trojans, who entered the weekend ranking 36^th nationally with 1.73 aces per set, uncharacteristically committed 16 service errors in the match with just two aces.

Jenni Young posted a new season-high with 16 kills and attacked at a solid .344 percentage to lead the squad. Freshman Halston Hillier stayed hot with 10 kills and a .318 attacking percentage in the match.

Game Two
Led by Cheyenne Hayes' team-best 22 kills in the match, Troy broke a five-match losing streak
with a knock-down, drag-out victory over Jax State (7-6).

The Trojans jumped out quickly on the Gamecocks winning the first two sets, 25-19 and 25-22. However, JSU responded with its back against the wall and dominated the third and fourth frames to send it to five.

The two long-time rivals traded blows in the deciding set before Troy's relentless effort finally paid off with a four-point rally to clinch the game. Freshman Lacey Jeffcoat epitomized that effort, making several diving digs to keep points alive for the Trojans – she finished with a team-leading 16 digs in the match.

Up Next
The Trojans travel just up the road to meet Alabama State Tuesday night in the squad's final non-conference game of the season.