FORT COLLINS, Colo. - In the first of three matches at the Colorado State Invitational, the Alabama State University (ASU) women's volleyball team suffered a 3-0 loss to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (FGCU) on September 2, 2022 inside Moby Arena. 
 
THE BASICS
Score: Alabama State - 0 |  FGCU - 3
Records: Lady Hornets 0-5 | Eagles 4-0
Location: Fort Collins, Colo. | Moby Arena
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• FGCU started the first set on a 5-0 run to help propel the Eagles to a 25-12 first set victory. 
• Alabama State knotted the score at six even at the beginning of the second set but FGCU overcame to secure the 25-19 second set win to extend the advantage to 2-0 .
• FGCU completed the sweep with a 25-13 win in the third set.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Kaylah Jackson led the Lady Hornets in kills with seven on 21 total attacks with five digs to add to her stat line. 
• Madison Beasley registered a team-high 12 assists and two digs.
• Temperance Chatman led the ASU in digs with seven for the match 
• Skylar English tallied a game-high 16 kills and four service aces while hitting .519 for FGCU.
• Chelsey Lockey recorded 33 assists in the match for the Eagles. 
• Dana Axner led the Eagles in digs with seven. 

MATCH 2

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - In the second of today's doubleheader at the Colorado State Invitational, the Alabama State University (ASU) women's volleyball team fell short 3-0 to the Arkansas Razorbacks on September 2, 2022, inside Moby Arena. 
 
THE BASICS
Score: Alabama State - 0 |  FGCU - 3 
Records: Lady Hornets 0-6 | Razorbacks 3-1
Location: Fort Collins, Colo. | Moby Arena
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HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kaylah Jackson recorded two kills in the first set but the Razorbacks claimed the 25-13 victory to go up 1-0 over ASU. 
• Arkansas jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the second set before Jada Rhodes got on the board for ASU.
• Arkansas would hang on to win the second set 25-10, despite two kills apiece from Kalysia Bates and Kaylah Jackson.
• The Razorbacks secured the sweep in straight sets behind Maggie Cartwright's five kills in the third set.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Alabama State hit .431 as a team compared to Arkansas's .536 hit percentage. 
• Madison Beasley registered a team-high 13 assists for ASU.
• Kalysia Bates led ASU in kills with seven total while hitting .313. 
• Lexy Lewis recorded a team-high six digs on the defensive end.
• Jillian Gillen hit a game-high .714 with 11 kills for the match. 
• Hannah Hogue led the Razorbacks in assists with a game-high 20. 

NEXT UP
The Lady Hornets return to action tomorrow September 4, 2022, as they conclude the Colorado State Invitational with a match against Colorado State University at 2:30 p.m. CT in Moby Arena.