FINAL STATS

JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State volleyball team got back on track on Friday night with a 3-0 (25-17, 29-27, 25-18) sweep of UT Martin at Pete Mathews Coliseum.

The Gamecocks (13-13, 8-7 Ohio Valley Conference) improved to 11-2 all-time against the Skyhawks (5-22, 3-12 OVC) and snapped their four-match losing skid in the process. It was the fifth-straight win for JSU in the series and capped the season sweep of UTM on the court.

Sophomore Alyx Schulte notched her third double-double in the last four matches with a match-high 20 digs and 12 kills. The Cold Spring, Ky., native used a .292 attack percentage on offense and 15 digs over the last two sets to pick up her eighth double-double of the year.

Junior Lauren Harkins added 15 digs for the Gamecocks on the back row, while senior Brooke Schumacher added seven to go along wither her 24 assists. A native of Lake In The Hills, Ill., Schumacher ran her career assists total to 4,275, just 60 shy of Emily Withers' school record of 4,335 career assists. Harkins, a native of Louisville, Ky., moved to within 46 digs of Brittney Whitten in second place on the all-time list.

Senior Caitlin Vorbeck joined Schulte in double figures in kills with a match-high 13.
A native of Raytown, Mo., Vorbeck also continued to crawl toward the top of a career category, pushing her career total in kills to 1,295, 17 behind A.J. Sanders in fifth on the all-time list.

Senior Kara Slater and junior Stephanie Koontz added nine and eight kills, respectively, with Slater using a .368 attack percentage to account for her. Junior Liza Senenkova added five kills for JSU, thanks to a .556 attack percentage in just nine swings.

The Skyhawks got 12 kills from Ashley Doherty and 18 digs from Kasey Elswick to lead them on the night.

The JSU win, coupled with a Tennessee Tech win over Murray State on Friday, moves the Gamecocks into a fourth-place tie with MSU. The two will square off at Pete Mathews Coliseum at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Admission is free.