App State rallies past Old Dominion in Sun Belt volleyball opener

Old Dominion won the opening set but lost 3–1 to App State Thursday, September 24, at the ODU Volleyball Center in Norfolk. The Mountaineers prevailed 23–25, 25–12, 25–16, 25–22 in both teams’ Sun Belt opener.

ODU fell to 4–8 overall and 0–1 in conference play. App State improved to 8–7 and 1–0.

Leilani Lawrence led the match with 18 kills. Elisa Maggi and Weronika Urbanska added nine apiece for the Monarchs, while Wiktoria Zagumny recorded 36 assists.

ODU scored the final three points to take the first set. App State answered with a 10-point run in the second, then won the third before closing out a competitive fourth. The Monarchs tied that last set at 22–22, but the Mountaineers won the next three rallies.

App State hit .342 to ODU’s .151 and finished with 15 blocks to the Monarchs’ five. The teams meet again Friday, September 25, at 6 p.m. Eastern in Norfolk.

Old Dominion’s official match report

Prepared with AI assistance by NSMT Newsroom from the linked official sources. This article does not represent on-site reporting.