Troy Volleyball Extends its Win Streak to Six with Sweep Over Marshall

Friday, October 6

Huntington, W.Va.

5 p.m.

Troy University

7-8,5-0Sun Belt

Marshall

10-9,2-3Sun Belt

Troy

Marshall

Troy Volleyball Extends its Win Streak to Six with Sweep Over Marshall

10/6/2023 8:14:00 PM | Volleyball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Troy volleyball swept Marshall, 3-0 (25-20, 25-23,25-19), Friday evening in the confines of the Cam Henderson Center to open the two-match series against Marshall.

Troy (7-8, 5-0 SBC) has won six straight matches behind the success of its offense. Tori Hester racked up 13 kills, seven digs and four aces. She was followed closely by Amiah Butler and Julia Brooks, with 12 and 11 kills, respectively.

Hester reached 1,000 career kills during the third set, where she recorded four of her 13 kills on the night.

Offensively, Troy recorded double-digit kills in every set to tally 43 kills as opposed to Marshall's 24.

Janelle Stuempfig dished out 31 assists and led the Trojans defensively with 12 digs.

Kylee Stokes led Marshall (10-9, 2-3) offensively with six kills, followed by Lydia Montague and Essence Clerkley, who tallied five apiece. Defensively, Peyton Neal led Marshall with 13 digs. The Herd posted 13 blocks as opposed to the Trojans' seven.

Quote from Josh Lauer

"It was a gritty team win tonight. I'm proud of our resilience and sticking with it through a little bit of adversity. Sara Bates played solid from the service line and defensively. Amiah had a good performance tonight, as well as Julia. Tori Hester was stellar tonight all the way around offensively, defensively, and from the service line. What a great night for her to get over 1,000 kills. She is a special player and a great team player. We're glad to celebrate the win and her accomplishments tonight."

Notes

Tori Hester became the 13th Trojan to reach 1,000 career kills.
Tori Hester extended her streak with an act to seven following Friday's opener at Marshall.
Jaci Mesa reached a four-match streak of recording an ace during a match.
Ella Broadhead returned to action to seal the victory for the Trojans after her last appearance at South Carolina (Sept. 3).
Janelle Stuempfig recorded the third double-double of her career with 31 assists and 12 digs.
Troy has now put together winning streaks of six-plus in three of the last four seasons; the Trojans won six straight in 2020 and nine straight in 2022.
In the last six matches, Troy has only dropped just two sets.