Volleyball Falls to Arkansas State - Troy University Athletics

Friday, October 30

Jonesboro, Ark.

6 p.m.

Troy University

13-7,8-3Sun Belt

Arkansas State

14-8,10-1Sun Belt

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Troy	23	16	25	17	1
Arkansas St.	25	25	23	25	3

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Photo by: Davis Photography

10/30/2026 9:04:00 PM | Volleyball

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By: Troy Athletics Communications

TROY, Ala. — Troy volleyball falls to Arkansas State in four sets (23-25, 16-25, 25-23, 17-25) in the first of two matches against the Red Wolves on Friday night.

Troy (13-7, 8-3 SBC) showed plenty of offensive spark despite the loss

. Kalina Calvillo led the attack with a match-high 15 kills, while Olivia Kwiatkowski posted 10 kills and nine digs — just one dig shy of back-to-back double-doubles

. The Trojans also got efficient front-row contributions from Ashlynn Axtell (.450) and Sophie Ocampo (.400), who added nine kills each

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Entering the match ranked third nationally in aces per set, the Trojans continued their baseline dominance by tallying eight aces on the night, led by three from Kalina Calvillo

. Five different players contributed to the service attack

. Defensively, Troy turned in another solid effort with eight total team blocks, anchored by Ashlynn Axtell's one solo block and three block assists.

Arkansas State (14-8, 10-1 SBC) kept constant offensive pressure on the Trojans, hitting over .200 in all four sets, highlighted by a.400 clip in the third frame

. Three Red Wolves posted double-digit kills including the reigning Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week Addison Collum who led the way with 14, while Devyn Lewis and Kaitlin Whitlock added 12 apiece

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Set 1 — Troy 23, Arkansas State 25
The opening set was a back-and-forth battle featuring 10 ties and three lead changes

. Troy jumped out to an early 9-8 edge before Arkansas State answered with a run to take a 15-12 advantage into the media timeout

. The Trojans fought back to reclaim a 22-21 lead late, but a final push from the Red Wolves closed out the set despite a five-kill frame from Olivia Kwiatkowski.

Set 2 — Troy 16, Arkansas State 25
Set two followed a similar script to the first, with Troy grabbing an early edge before Arkansas State answered with a run to gain control. Holding a 15-10 advantage at the media break, the Red Wolves outscored the Trojans 10-6 down the stretch to claim the set and take a 2-0 match lead.

Set 3 — Troy 25, Arkansas State 23
Troy jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead, forcing an early Arkansas State timeout

. Though the Red Wolves trimmed the deficit, the Trojans maintained a slim one-point edge at the media break

. Driven by a five-ace performance from the service line and a perfect 3-for-3 hitting output from Sophie Ocampo, Troy took the frame to force a fourth set

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Set 4 — Troy 17, Arkansas State 25
Arkansas State controlled the fourth set from start to finish, maintaining a lead that never wavered to secure its seventh straight win. Troy spread the ball around offensively, seeing seven different Trojans tally a kill in the final frame, led by four from Kalina Calvillo.

Quotable — Head Coach Josh Lauer
"Hard fought, tough match tonight," Lauer said. "Arkansas State did a great job executing their gameplan. I thought we had moments where we were really tough. We have got to execute a little bit better tomorrow, and we're looking forward to another great match."

Notables

Kayla Baetzel had a career-high 17 digs.
Brooke Forkum had a career-best 12 digs.
Josie Hensley matched her career-high with 23 assists.
Sophie Ocampo matched her season-high with nine kills.

Up Next
Troy volleyball returns to action tomorrow afternoon, for a rematch on Halloween with the Red Wolves beginning at 1 p.m. The match will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+.