JONESBORO, Ark. (9/23/17) – The Arkansas State and Appalachian State volleyball squads played an epic fifth set with the Red Wolves able to claim a thrilling 3-2 (25-21, 24-26, 25-23, 18-25, 22-20) victory Saturday night at the Convocation Center in Jonesboro.
A-State (8-7, 1-1 SBC) jumped out to an 11-7 advantage in set five to force an App State (6-10, 1-1 SBC) timeout and had match point at 14-11 after a block by Timber Terrell. However, the Mountaineers came back and tied it 14-14 to set up multiple extra points. A-State earned six match points, the last coming at 21-20 before a kill by Drew Jones gave the home team the 22-20 game five victory and thrilling 3-2 match win.