Governors Host Bisons and Royals for Home Weekend

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – After sweeping through Florida over the weekend, Austin Peay State University’s volleyball team returns home for matches against Lipscomb and Queens at the Winfield Dunn Center. 

Austin Peay (4-16, 2-6 ASUN) defeated both Stetson and Florida Gulf Coast. The 3-2 win at Stetson marked coach Evan Amstutz‘s first Atlantic Sun Conference win. Two days later, the team traveled to Ft Myers, where they took down the number two team in the ASUN in five sets. 

Sianna Dykes led the Govs in the win over the Hatters with a career-high 19 kills, as Dayan Malavé had a career-high nine blocks in the win at FGCU. Malavé’s performance over the weekend earned her ASUN Defensive Player of the Week honors. Malavé is the first Austin Peay volleyball player to receive a conference honor since Mikayla Powell won Player of the Week and Kelsey Mead won Setter of the Week, Sept. 5, 2023. The graduate student had 13 blocks over the weekend, with four in the Govs’ win at Stetson and a career-high nine in the win at Florida Gulf Coast. 

Her nine blocks in a five-set match are tied for the third most in program history. The team had a season-high 16 blocks against the Eagles, which were the most by the team since their 18 against Bellarmine, Nov. 2

Lipscomb (8-10, 4-4 ASUN) most recently took a 3-2 win at Stetson. The Bisons’ most recent loss was at Florida Gulf Coast on Oct. 17. 

Queens (13-8, 4-4 ASUN) most recently swept West Georgia on Wednesday. Their last loss was a 3-0 defeat to Central Arkansas on October 17.

The Govs host the Bisons on Friday at 6 p.m. and the Royals on Sunday at 1 p.m.

MATCH POINTS

• This will be the 20th meeting between the Govs and the Bisons, with the Bisons leading the series, 15-4.
• The last meeting was a 3-0 Lipscomb win Nov. 5, 2024, in Nashville.
• Sunday will be the fourth meeting of the Govs and the Royals, with the Govs leading the series, 2-1.
• The last matchup was a 3-0 Royals win, Nov. 16, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.
• The Govs are ranked third in the ASUN with 127 service aces and fourth with 1.65 aces per set. 
• Reagan Anderson is third in the conference with 4.04 digs per set and 311 total digs, ranking 103 and 68 in the nation, respectively.
• Addi Hultquist is fifth in the ASUN with 26 service aces. 
• Dayan Malavé leads the Govs with 60.0 blocks.
• Taly Cloyd is first on the team with 213 kills.
• Sarah Butler paces the Governors with 304 assists. 

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