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STATESBORO, Ga. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team swept Georgia Southern in straight sets (25-14, 25-23, 25-21) Friday in Sun Belt Conference action at Hanner Fieldhouse.

USA (12-5, 7-0 SBC) extended its SBC winning streak to seven matches with the victory, while also claiming its fourth straight road win dating back to the SBC opener at Texas State on Sept. 22 in San Marcos, Texas. 

South Alabama will return to action Saturday when it faces Georgia State in a SBC contest at 5 p.m. (CT) in Atlanta.

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama recorded a .458 team hitting percentage in the opening set with 14 kills and just three errors on 24 total attacks.
- The Jaguars recorded 12 total team blocks, marking their third consecutive match with 10 or more team blocks. 
- USA recorded 43 total digs in three sets, led by Abby Baker who finished with 11 in addition to four assists and one service ace.
- Georgia Southern finished with a .109 team hitting percentage after committing 20 errors on 101 total attacks.
- The win marked the Jaguars second of the season over the Eagles after USA swept the Eagles in straight sets in the first meeting of the season on Sept. 30 in Mobile.

NOTES
- Iva Durdanovic led the Jaguars with 11 kills while also recording a .320 hitting percentage, two assists, one service ace, four digs and three block assists.
- Meghan Jones tied a career-high with six kills, and posted a .417 hitting percentage and four block assists.
- Ashlyn Roberts led the Jaguars with 17 assists, and also added two service aces and six digs.
- Parker Harrell finished with 11 assists along with one kill, one service ace and nine digs.
- Kelley Hartman recorded six kills, two service aces, four digs, one solo block and seven block assists.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the keys to the win:
"I thought we came out and set a really good tone in the first set. Meaghan Jones had a start tonight, and was incredible at the beginning of that set. I thought we executed beautifully in the first set. We fell behind in the second set 15-6, and for our team to kind of dig deep and win that set was a really big piece to us being able to win in three set."

- On the team's focus:
"At the beginning of the season, we just had to build our chemistry. We're still a young team, but through these last few weeks we've been able to play and rely on multiple people. I don't feel like we have one person who is carrying us every night, so I think it makes us hard to defend being that we're a well-rounded, balanced offense that doesn't just rely on one person."

- On things she wants to carry over to tomorrow's match at Georgia State:
"I thought our execution in the first set was incredible, and you're not going to get that every match. But I do think we lost focus in our execution in the second set. We were able to pull it out tonight, but that's not something we want to rely on. We just need to focus on executing consistently."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Saturday when it faces Georgia State in a SBC contest at 5 p.m. (CT) in Atlanta.

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