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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell to Arkansas State in four sets (18-25, 24-26, 25-17, 21-25) Sunday in Sun Belt Conference action at Jag Gym. 

The loss snapped South Alabama's SBC winning streak at nine matches, and also ended the Jaguars' home winning streak at six. USA also fell into a tie for first place in the SBC East Division with Coastal Carolina with the loss.

South Alabama (14-6, 9-1 SBC) will return to action Fri., Oct. 27, when it travels to Boone, N.C. for a 5:30 p.m. (CT) match with Appalachian State. 
 
GAME FACTS
- ASU used a 5-0 scoring run early in the opening set to take a 10-3 lead. The Jags went on a 3-0 scoring run, aided by a pair of kills from Kelley Hartman, to cut the ASU lead in half at 10-5. The Red Wolves answered with a 4-0 run later in the set to take a 21-12 lead. ASU earned set point at 24-16 on a kill by Kenzie Fields, and clinched set one at 25-18 on a Jaguar attack error.
- USA earned set point in the second set at 24-22 on an ASU service error, but the Red Wolves rallied for four straight points, aided by three Jaguar errors, to clinch the set at 26-24 and take a 2-0 lead in the match. 
- USA used a 4-0 scoring run to take a 7-4 lead early in set three, and opened up a 21-13 lead later in the set thanks to a 3-0 scoring run. South Alabama earned set point at 24-16 on a kill by Meaghan Jones, and clinched the set 25-17 on a kill by Kristina Alabastro. 
-ASU opened up a 14-10 lead in set four after going on a 3-0 scoring run, and took a 17-11 lead following another 3-0 run later in the set.  The Red Wolves earned match point at 24-20 on a block by Timber Terrell and clinched the match at 25-21 on a kill by Terrell later in the set.
- South Alabama posted a .381 team hitting percentage in set three, and finished with a .370 hitting percentage in the final set.
- The Jags did not record a service ace in the match, which marked just the second match this season without an ace and the first since the conference opener at Texas State on Sept. 22. 

NOTES
- ASU's Carlisa May finished with a game-high 19 kills, while Alabastro led South Alabama with 12 kills in addition to one assist, six digs and two solo blocks.
- Hartman recorded 11 kills, a .350 hitting percentage, six digs and two block assists. 
- Freshman Hannah Harris turned in career highs in kills (10) and hitting percentage (.909), and also added two digs and one block assist. 
- Ashlyn Roberts and Parker Harrell led the Jaguars in assists with 16 apiece. ASU's Ellie Watkins finished with a game-high 48 assists.
- Abby Baker led the team in digs with 11 while also adding three assists.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On things to improve on from the loss:
"I think anytime you take a loss, and we haven't had one in a while, we can learn from it. It makes you hungrier and work harder in your gym. I think this will fuel us to work hard this week and prepare for next weekend. I think we have to be better prepared going into next weekend, whether it's myself and my staff or the girls, I feel like we have to be better prepared. So we will take tomorrow and really look at what changes we need to make, and move in to next weekend. I thought it was a very competitive match, and a very intense match. It was perfect for us to work through that going in to next weekend."

- On Arkansas State:
"They executed in the serve and pass game better than us – that's what it really came down to. They executed in their serving and passing game at a higher level than we did. We press that, and that has been one of our strengths so we need to get back and work in that element of our game."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Fri., Oct. 27, when it travels to Boone, N.C. for a 5:30 p.m. (CT) match with Appalachian State. 

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