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OXFORD, Miss. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell to Ole Miss in four sets (15-25, 25-22, 19-25, 24-26) Saturday at Gillom Sports Center.

USA (5-5) evened the match at one set apiece with a 25-22 set-two win, but Ole Miss (9-4) rallied for wins in back-to-back sets to clinch the match in four.

South Alabama will return to action next weekend when it opens Sun Belt Conference play against Texas State Fri., Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in San Marcos, Texas.

GAME FACTS
- The Jaguars finished with 12 total team blocks for the second straight match.
-  USA recorded .306 team hitting percentage in its second-set win. 
- Ole Miss posted a .485 team hitting percentage in the opening set. 
- The Rebels pushed their all-time lead in the series to 6-3 following Saturday's win.
- Saturday's match marked South Alabama's final non-conference match of the season. 

NOTES
- Kelley Hartman tied a season high with 12 kills, posted a .323 hitting percentage and finished with seven total blocks (three solo and four block assists).
- Kristina Alabastro finished with 11 kills, two assists, one service ace, six digs and three block assists.
- Ashlyn Roberts tied a season high with 20 assists and nine digs, while Parker Harrell added 18 assists and seven digs.
- Abby Baker finished with a team-high 14 digs and two assists.
- Ole Miss' Emily Stroup recorded a game-high 20 kills along with a .432 hitting percentage. 

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On keys to the match:
"I thought both teams executed better today, especially offensively. They (Ole Miss) made some adjustments and forced us to make some adjustments. It was just a matter of who was able to make the adjustments down the stretch. It was high-level, competitive game."

- On playing Ole Miss after having the weekend tournament in Miami cancelled:
"I think this was perfect based on the circumstances. It was a perfect situation for us, and we got to work through some things. We grew a lot as a team from last week to this week from playing at Auburn to playing this weekend. We learned that what we were able to adjust and get better at helping, and we just need to continue to work on that this week heading into next weekend."

- On where she feels the team stands entering conference play:
"This is by far the strongest non-conference season I have had since I have been at South Alabama. I believe it was perfectly set, some due to unforeseen circumstances, and challenged us and made us better in the last four weeks. Now it's just a matter of us taking what we learned the last four weeks and improve on that heading into the conference season."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action next weekend when it opens Sun Belt Conference play against Texas State Fri., Sept. 22, at 6:30 p.m. in San Marcos, Texas.

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