TROY, Ala. – The Trojans battled, and despite a career-high 23 digs from Tori Hester to go along with a match-high 19 kills and her 16th double-double of the season, seeing eight straight, the Trojans fell in five sets to Georgia Southern (19-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-17, 13-15) Friday night from Statesboro.
Troy (16-11, 10-5) has now lost three straight and 4-3 overall when playing five sets. Along with Hester, Amiah Butler also recorded 19 kills, as Amara Anderson put up 56 assists. However, the Trojans had a rough night from the service line as they committed 18 errors and only recorded four blocks compared to the Eagles' 12.