FORT VALLEY, Ga. - The Allen University volleyball team rolled past SIAC foe Fort Valley St. on the road Thursday evening winning 3-1 in four sets. 

Allen edged FVSU 25-23 in the back-and-forth first set on 12 kills hitting .276 before the Wildcats came back to defeat the Jackets 25-18 in the second. Allen then found their game in the third set cruising to a 25-16 win on11 kills while holding FVS to just 5 kills. AU then out the match away with a dominating 25-14 set four win on 13 kills while FVSU only had one kill.

AU hit .123 on the night with 47 kills led by a trio of ladies who each recorded 10 kills apiece. Leading Allen on the night was junior middle Marlaysia Westbrook with 10 kills while hitting at a .286 clip along with 2 digs. Outside hitters Natalia Maciejewska and freshman Maliyah Spencer each posted 10 kills while combining for five digs and a block as well.

Junior setter Kayla Chambliss also played well tallying 38 assists with 4 kills, 10 digs, and 3 aces, posting yet another double-double, her 9th on the year.  Freshman libero Jayla Neely led the team with 14 digs along with 4 assists while freshman DS Janae Greene also grabbed double-digit digs finishing with 10 along with an ace. Freshmen DS Mattie Riddick and MH Jani Smith also tied for the team lead with 3 service aces apiece and combining for 7 digs and 2 kills.

Junior MB Aleyah Maddox also had her best match of the season hitting .364 with 6 kills while freshman RS Cadence Leaks added 5 kills and a block as well.

Allen improves to 12-13 on the year and 6-9 in the SIAC while FVSU falls to 6-19 overall and 4-13 in the conference. AU will continue their road trip with another SIAC game at East Division leader Albany St. University (Ga.) on Friday evening at 6 PM.