Panthers Collect Weekend Sweep Over Mountaineers

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Georgia Southern BOONE, N.C. – The Georgia State volleyball team (14-9, SBC 5-7) stormed back for a four-set road victory over the Appalachian State Mountaineers (13-10, SBC 4-8) on Saturday afternoon at Holmes Convocation Center, sealing the Panthers' first season sweep over the Mountaineers since 2016.

The Panthers offense was paced by Maria Cecilia de Pinho, who finished with 23 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .442. Akira Burt added 15 and Alessia Cappai chipped in with 12 as part of balanced Georgia State attack. Defensively, had three players reach double figures in digs, including Marta Lazzarin's 26, 13 from Shanelle Martinez, and 10 more from…