Georgia Southern 3, Troy 2
FOLEY, Ala – Georgia Southern tallied a school record and Sun Belt Tournament 5-set match record 27 blocks, and the Eagles rallied from a 13-10 deficit in the fifth set to post a 3-2 (29-27, 25-27, 25-22, 20-25, 16-14) victory over Troy in Sun Belt Volleyball Championship pool play Wednesday night in the Foley Sports Complex.
 
Lauren Hager posted a school record 19 blocks in the match, Baylor Bumford added 11, Chamblee Russell collected 10 and Mya Wilson notched seven as the Eagles (5-9) held the Trojans (10-7) to .055 hitting.
 
The Eagles are the lowest seed in Pool B, and the Trojans are the highest. Georgia Southern plays UTA, the third seed from the West Division, in its final match of pool play tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. ET. The winners of the four pools advance to Saturday's semifinal round.