Troy Volleyball Tops App State in Five Sets Behind Program Record 17 Aces

Friday, November 14

Boone, N.C.

5 p.m.

Troy University

9-14,7-8Sun Belt

App State

14-12,5-10Sun Belt

Troy

App State

Troy Volleyball Tops App State in Five Sets Behind Program Record 17 Aces

11/14/2025 8:05:00 PM | Volleyball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

BOONE, N.C. - Troy opened its final regular season series with a five-set road victory Friday night, outlasting App State 3-2 at the Holmes Convocation Center. The win moves the Trojans to 9-14 overall and 7-8 in Sun Belt play.

Amiah Butler powered Troy with 26 kills on .388 hitting, while the Trojans finished with a program-record 17 service aces and hit .293 as a team. Madison Marx and Jordan Sinness combined for 46 assists, and libero Jaci Mesa collected a team-high 20 digs.

Set 1 – Troy 25, App State 15
Troy set the tone early, jumping out to a 9–4 lead behind a pair of kills from Butler and a Calvillo ace. The Trojans sided out at 82 percent in the frame and hit .423 while limiting the Mountaineers to .036. Ella Broadhead and Butler closed the door late, combining for the final three points.

Set 2 – App State 26, Troy 24
Troy again opened strong, leading 14–11 before App State used a 6–1 run to swing momentum. Sydney Austin delivered three straight aces to pull the Trojans even at 23 and again at 24, but the Mountaineers converted back-to-back blocks to even the match at 1–1.

Set 3 – Troy 25, App State 13
The Trojans responded with their most dominant stretch of the night. Marx and Calvillo sparked an 8–1 service run as Troy surged ahead 13–5 and never looked back. Butler hammered down six kills in the set, and the Trojans hit .382 while recording six aces.

Set 4 – App State 25, Troy 23
A back-and-forth frame featured 16 ties and four lead changes. Troy held leads of 17–10 and 21–20, but App State closed on a 5–2 push, fueled by Keionna Mackey's late kills. The Mountaineers forced a fifth after taking advantage of timely serving and three Troy service errors.

Set 5 – Troy 15, App State 11
Butler delivered the opening point and added two more kills as Troy built an early 5–3 edge. After App State tied the set at 7, the Trojans answered with a 5–1 run capped by an Ella Broadhead kill. Sara Bates' ace put Troy on the doorstep, and Broadhead finished the match with her fourth kill.

Quotable - Head Coach Josh Lauer
"That was truly probably our most complete team win of the season. I was really proud of how well we served tonight. Amiah Butler was great again, and we got big plays from Kalina Calvillo, Sara Bates, and a hot of others. It really was a great team win and now we'll enjoy it and get ready for another tough game tomorrow."

Notables

Troy's 17 service aces set a new program record. The Trojans' previous single-game high game with 15 service aces against Alabama State on September 19, 2006.
Sydney Austin's four service aces matched her career high.
Ella Broadhead's nine kills matched her career high.
Madison Marx's three kills set a new career high.