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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team swept Georgia Southern in straight sets (25-20, 25-15, 25-14) Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action at Jag Gym.

USA (9-5, 4-0 SBC) remained perfect in league play with the win, which marked its fourth straight and the sixth in the last seven matches. The victory also marked the Jaguars' second in straight sets in conference play.

South Alabama will return to action Wed., Oct. 4, when it hosts Troy in a SBC contest at 6 p.m. at Jag Gym.

GAME FACTS
- USA used a 7-0 scoring run early in the opening set, highlighted by two kills each from Iva Durdanovic and Kelley Hartman, to build a 13-6 lead. The Eagles answered with a 5-0 scoring run, aided by three Jaguar attack errors, to cut the USA lead to 13-11. South Alabama responded with four straight points to build a 17-11 advantage, which led to a Georgia Southern timeout. USA earned set point on a kill by Kristina Alabastro, and clinched the set at 25-20 on an Eagle service error. 
- Hartman recorded six kills in the opening set with a .556 hitting percentage.
- The Jaguars earned set point in the second set on an Eagle service error, and clinched the set at 25-15 on a service ace by Durdanovic.
- South Alabama used an 8-0 scoring run in the third set, highlighted by a pair of kills from Hartman and Alabastro and a pair of service aces from Durdanovic, to push its lead to 19-11.
- The Jags earned set point in the final set on a kill by Hannah Harris, and clinched the match on a Georgia Southern attack error. 
- USA posted a .351 team hitting percentage in the second set, and capped the match with a .481 hitting percentage in the final set.

NOTES
- USA recorded a .323 team hitting percentage, its highest mark in SBC play this season.
- Hartman finished with a game-high 10 kills, .500 hitting percentage, one assist, one service ace, one dig, one solo block and two block assists.
- Parker Harrell recorded a team-high 18 assists along with six digs. Ashlyn Roberts finished with three kills, 17 assists and four digs.
- Morgan Stalcup posted a career high in hitting percentage (.467) and tied her career high in kills (9), while also recording one dig and four block assists.
- Durdanovic nine kills, three service aces, eight digs and two block assists. Alabastro finished with seven kills, .294 hitting percentage, one assist, eight digs and one block assist.
- South Alabama cut the Georgia Southern all-time series lead in half at 6-3 with the win.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the win:
"I thought our team played consistent tonight, and really came out with a better mindset. It shows in the scores in the match, and I was proud of our team for its effort."

- On the balanced offensive attack:
"It comes down to our first contact, and I thought our first contact was pretty solid tonight. We have three hitters in the front row at all times, so as long as they follow the game plan then we're going to have somebody open when we're passing well. So it really comes down to our first contact, and then our setters following the game plan."

- On preparing for Troy on a short week:
"I think our girls have been very flexible this year. We've had to face a few things here and there, and I think our girls are really focused, on a mission and prepared for whatever comes their way. We'll prepare for this week. It will be nice to play Troy, their our in-state rival and we're excited about the opportunity."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Wed., Oct. 4, when it hosts Troy in a Sun Belt Conference contest at 6 p.m. at Jag Gym.

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