Volleyball Recap: Austin Extends Home Winning Streak to Eight

There's no place like home for Austin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. Everything went their way against the Russellville Golden Tigers on Thursday as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The Black Bears not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since September 16th (when they won 3-0).

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-19, 25-13.

Charlie Barnes paced Austin's offense, picking up 12 kills. Barnes got some help from Maggie Jae Marsh and her 24 assists. Marsh was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.

Black Bears

Previous Games (Home)

10/09/25 vs Russellville	3-0
09/30/25 vs Bob Jones	3-1
09/16/25 vs West Morgan	3-0
09/11/25 vs Decatur Heritage Christian Academy	2-0
09/11/25 vs Sparkman	3-0
+ 3 more games

Austin's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 37-7. As for Russellville, their loss ended a three-match streak of away wins and brought them to 39-15.

Austin wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 victory against Muscle Shoals on the 11th. As for Russellville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Lawrence County on the 16th.