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Racers Fall to Governors to end Billiken Invitational
9/6/2025 1:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Murray State reverse swept by Austin Peay.
The Murray State Racers (2-4) lost in five sets to the Austin Peay Governors (1-5) on Saturday morning at the Billiken Invitational in St. Louis, Mo.
The Navy & Gold got off to a hot start in the first set with an early 5-0 run and ended the set on another 4-0 run to move ahead with a 25-17 win. It was more of the same in the second set, as the Racers hit .370 and put up 14 kills to win 25-19 as Ella Vogel and Fecerica Nuccio combined for six of the last seven scores to put Murray State ahead 2-0.
The Governors battled back to win the third set 25-14 and hung on to win the fourth 25-23, forcing a crucial fifth set.
The final set was a back-and-forth affair, but the Governors were bolstered by an early 4-0 run and a 3-0 run to end the set and hand them the match win.
Ella Vogel led all players with 21 kills while Federica Nuccio added 17. Katie Titus was the match leader with a career-high 48 assists, and Mija Pristovnik led the Racers with 10 digs.
Dani Kopacz led the Governors with 17 kills, while Sarah Butler had 30 assists and Reagan Anderson had 23 digs.
The Racers will continue their non-conference schedule next weekend in Cape Girardeau, Mo. at a tournament hosted by Southeast Missouri. Their first match is scheduled for 10 a.m. CT on Friday, September 12. They will face the Iowa Hawkeyes at 3 p.m. CT and face Southeast Missouri at 2 p.m. CT on Saturday, September 13.
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