Volleyball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Athens' Fifth in Last Six Outings

Athens and Auburn met for a duel on Thursday where Athens came out on top. The Athens Warriors walked away with a 2-0 win over the Auburn Trojans. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Warriors also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.

Athens easily took the second set, but they let things get interesting in the other. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-8.

Karsyn Jacoby paced Athens' offense, picking up 12 kills. Jacoby got some help from Arabelle Cunningham and her 26 assists. Addison Stadsholt controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Athens is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season. As for Auburn, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 16-16 record.

Athens didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Unity Christian on the 19th. Auburn has also already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Central A & M on the 22nd.

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