MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team will close its regular-season schedule this weekend with a pair of Sun Belt Conference road matches.

USA (15-12, 6-8 SBC) will face Appalachian State (4-23, 2-12 SBC) at 5:30 p.m. (CT) Friday in Boone, N.C. The match will be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app. South Alabama will close the regular season against SBC East Division champion Coastal Carolina (22-4, 13-1 SBC) in Conway, S.C. at noon on Sunday.

The Jaguars enter the weekend tied with Georgia State for second place in the SBC East Division standings after USA split a pair of matches last weekend. App State enters the weekend with the worst record in the Sun Belt, while CCU boasts the best overall record in the league.

USA ranks third in the conference in hitting percentage (.229), and is fourth in assists per set (11.78) and kills per set (12.50). Abby Baker ranks fourth in the conference in digs per set (4.37), while Sarah Richardson is tied for fifth in the league in blocks per set (1.07). Mechell Daniel ranks ninth in the SBC in kills per set (2.76), and Kristina Alabastro ranks ninth in hitting percentage (.292).

In SBC matches, USA ranks fourth in the league in hitting percentage (.209), kills per set (12.11) and assists per set (11.50). Daniel ranks seventh in kills per set (2.98) in conference matches, while Alabastro ranks ninth in hitting percentage (.295). Richardson ranks fourth in the conference in blocks per set (1.17) in SBC matches.

CCU leads the league in hitting percentage (.272), and ranks second in kills per set (13.51), assists per set (12.57), blocks per set (2.34) and service aces per set (1.64). App State ranks last in the conference in service aces per set (0.81) and blocks per set (1.47).

CCU defeated USA in straight sets earlier this season in Mobile to even the all-time series between the schools at one game apiece. The Jaguars defeated App State in four sets earlier this season in Mobile, which gives the Mountaineers just a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series entering this weekend.

Links for live streaming and live stats for both matches are available through the Jaguar volleyball schedule page at USAJaguars.com.

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