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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team defeated Troy in four sets (27-29, 25-17, 25-15, 26-24) Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action at Trojan Arena.

USA (11-5, 6-0 SBC) extended its SBC winning streak to six matches with the victory, after sweeping the Trojans in straight sets Wednesday at Jag Gym, while also claiming its third straight road win dating back to the SBC opener at Texas State on Sept. 22 in San Marcos, Texas. The Jaguars improved their advantage in the all-time series with Troy (6-14, 1-5 SBC) to 43-27. 

South Alabama will return to action Fri., Oct., 13, when it travels to Statesboro, Ga., for a 5 p.m. (CT) match with Georgia Southern.

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama recorded 14 total team blocks, marking its second straight match with 10 or more total team blocks and the eighth in the last nine matches.
- USA posted a .302 hitting percentage in the match, which marked the third consecutive match with a .300-plus team hitting percentage.
- South Alabama recorded a .323 hitting percentage in the opening set; however, Troy posted a .349 team hitting percentage on 43 total attacks.
- The Jaguars hit .296 in the second set and .233 in the third set before finishing the contest with a .342 team hitting percentage in the final set.
- South Alabama finished five service aces in the match, with Roberts, Alabastro, Harrell, Baker and Arissa Chappell recording one apiece.

NOTES
- Kelley Hartman tied a career high with 17 kills, while also recording a .481 hitting percentage, six digs, one solo block and three block assists.
- Kristina Alabastro finished with 13 kills, .297 hitting percentage, one service ace, seven digs and tied a career high with eight total blocks – one solo block and seven block assists.
- Ashlyn Roberts finished with a team-high 22 assists along with eight digs, while Parker Harrell added 20 assists, one kill, five digs and one service ace.
- Abby Baker led the Jaguars with 13 digs in four sets, and also added five assists and one service ace.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the win:
"I feel like we played well. I don't think our defensive execution was very good in the first set, but we were able to execute better in the second set. I thought we played well, but I also thought Troy played really well today too. They made some lineup adjustments and played a good match. It was a competitive match, and I'm proud of our team for getting the win at the end."

- On the team's response to dropping the opening set:
"During our intermission between the first and second sets, I told the team our response after that first set loss and our statement were very important. We came out and scored the first five points of the set, and I knew then that our team wasn't going to back down just because we lost the first set. We still had to battle after that, but I'm just proud of our statement and our effort to start that second set. I think we just responded in the moment. We had people come up in key opportunities. Kristina (Alabastro) had a really good match today offensively and defensively. I just thought it was nice to see some other people step up when we needed them."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Fri., Oct., 13, when it travels to Statesboro, Ga., for a 5 p.m. (CT) SBC match with Georgia Southern.

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