App State volleyball competed in the Pirate Invitational hosted by East Carolina Sept. 17-18.
The Mountaineers opened up the weekend with a 3-1 match win against the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs. Junior outside hitter McCall Denny led the team with 10 kills, with sophomore setter Sophie Cain racking up 20 assists. Defensively, Cain led the team with nine digs.
The Mountaineers win against Gardner Webb was followed with a loss to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, with the Black and Gold dropping three straight sets to lose 3-0. The Mountaineers recorded two double-digit kill performances against the Vaqueros, with Denny leading the team with 13 and senior outside hitter Victoria Wilform right behind with 10.