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DAYTON, Ohio – The University of South Alabama volleyball team split a pair of matches on Saturday to close the Dayton Invitational.

USA (1-2) defeated Marshall in four sets (25-14, 25-22, 24-26, 25-16) before falling to Dayton in four sets (25-27, 25-22, 21-25, 15-25) to close the weekend. Jaguar middle blocker Kelley Hartman was named to the all-tournament team, while Dayton's Lauren Bruns was named the tournament's most valuable player.

South Alabama (0-1) will return to action next week when it travels to Atlanta to compete in the Hyatt Regency Tournament Aug. 30-31. The Jaguars will open the two-day tournament, hosted by Georgia Tech, against Tulane at 1 p.m. (CT) Thursday. USA will face Georgia Tech on Friday at 11 a.m. (CT), and will close the tournament with a 3:30 p.m. contest against Wofford.
 
South Alabama 3, Marshall 1 (25-14, 25-22, 24-26, 25-16)
GAME FACTS
- Facing a 6-3 deficit early in the opening set, South Alabama rallied to score 14 of the next 16 points, including an 8-0 run at one point that was highlighted by three kills from Hannah Harris, to build an 18-7 advantage. 
- USA earned set point at 24-14 following an attack error by Marshall's Isa Dostal, and clinched the opening set on an attack error by the Thundering Herd's Sarah Schank.
- The Jags went on a 4-0 run early in the second set, highlighted by kills from Harris and Parker Harrell and a service ace by Kelley Hartman, to erase a one-point deficit and take a 9-6 lead. Marshall rallied for a 4-1 run later in the set, aided by three Jaguar attack errors, to tie the score at 16-16. The Thundering Herd scored three consecutive points later in the set, highlighted by a pair of kills from Ciara Debell, to erase a two-point deficit and take a 21-20 lead. USA scored the final four points of the second set, and earned set point on a block by Parker Harrell and Hartman. The Jaguars then clinched the set on a service ace by Hartman to take a 2-0 lead in the match. 
- Marshall held a one-point lead midway through the third set before USA went on a 4-0 run, aided by a service ace by Hartman and three Thundering Herd errors, to take a 15-12 lead. 
- Marshall used a 5-1 run later in set three, aided by a pair of Jaguar attack errors, to tie the score at 21-21. South Alabama earned match point at 24-21 on a service ace by Hartman, but Marshall responded with three consecutive points to tie the score at 24 apiece. The Jags committed consecutive attack errors following a timeout that closed a 5-0 run and clinched the set for the Thundering Herd at 26-24.
- USA went on a 7-1 scoring run midway through the fourth set, highlighted by a pair of kills each from Morgan Stalcup and Iva Durdanovic, to take an 18-9 lead. The Jags earned match point at 24-14 on a kill by Harris, and sealed the victory at 25-16 on a Marshall service error.

NOTES
- Harris recorded a career-high 14 kills, along with a .323 hitting percentage and two digs.
- Hartman added 11 kills, four service aces, three digs and five total blocks, while Durdanovic finished with nine digs, two assists, one service ace and eight digs. 
- Stalcup recorded eight kills, a career-high .700 hitting percentage, one dig and two total blocks.
- Parker Harrell recorded her first double-double of the season, finishing with a game-high 42 assists and finished with a game-high 42 assists and 11 digs, in addition to a career-high four kills and three total blocks.
- The Jags posted a .325 team hitting percentage while Marshall finished with a .098 hitting percentage. 
- Debell finished with a game-high 17 kills to lead the Marshall attack.
- South Alabama hit .480 in the first set after finishing with 13 kills on 25 attacks and one error. The Jags posted a .533 team hitting percentage in the fourth set with 19 kills on 30 attacks and three errors.


Dayton 3, South Alabama 1 (25-27, 25-22, 21-25, 15-25)
GAME FACTS
- USA rallied for five consecutive points in set one to turn a two-point advantage into a 13-6 lead. The run featured a pair of service aces by Arissa Chappell, and one kill each from Morgan Stalcup and Iva Durdanovic.
- The Jags held a 23-18 lead late in the first set, but Dayton rallied for five straight points, featuring three kills by Lauren Bruns, to tie the game at 23-23. A kill by Kelley Hartman gave the Jags set point at 24-23, but the Flyers scored four of the final five points to clinch the set at 27-25. Dayton earned set point at 26-25 on a block by Amelia Moore, and took set one on a kill by Brooke Westbeld.
- South Alabama rallied from a one-point deficit at 6-5 in set two with five straight points, highlighted by kills by Hannah Harris, a service ace by Hartman and a block by Harris and Stalcup, to take a 10-6 lead. The Jags scored three consecutive points late in set two on a kill by Harris, block by Parker Harrell and Stalcup and a Flyer error, to take an 18-17 lead. USA then took a two-point lead at 23-21 on a kill by Stalcup, which tied the score at 21, a kill by Harrell and Dayton attack error. The Jags earned set point at 24-21 on an attack error by Bruns, and later evened the match at 1-1 on a kill by Kelley Hartman to take the second set 25-22. 
- USA went on a 5-0 scoring run early in set three, highlighted by three kills from Kelley Hartman, to take an 11-5 lead. The Flyers responded with a 10-1 run, aided by four kills from Alli Papesh, for a 16-12 advantage. A kill by Sierra Pla gave Dayton set point at 24-18 later in set three, and a service error by Durdanovic clinched the set for the Flyers at 25-21 for a 2-1 Dayton lead. 
- Dayton used a 7-1 run early in set four to build a 17-8 lead. The Flyers earned match point at 24-15 on a Jaguar attack error, and sealed the match on a kill by Kendyll Brown to take the set 25-15.

NOTES
- Kelley Hartman finished with a career-high 18 kills, along with a .394 hitting percentage, three service aces, three digs and three total blocks. Harris added nine kills, one dig and two blocks.
- Harrell recorded her second straight double-double, finishing with a game-high 37 assists and digs as well as two blocks and one kill. 
- Westbeld recorded a double-double for Dayton, finishing with 11 kills and 26 assists, along with a .345 hitting percentage, one service ace, six digs and three blocks. 
- The Flyers finished with 15 total team blocks while the Jaguars posted seven total team blocks.
- USA recorded four of its seven service aces in the match in the first set.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the day's matches:
"I thought our girls did a good job in both matches of coming out and attacking the other team and taking control of the momentum early; I was proud of them doing that in both matches. In the Marshall match, we controlled the tempo of the game throughout the match up until that third set; we didn't respond well at the end of the third set. I really challenged Kelley (Hartman) and she had a stellar performance in the fourth set, and we took care of business. And with Dayton, they are a very good team. They are top program that competes for the NCAA Tournament year-in and year-out, and I thought it was a really good test for us early. I feel like it is going to make us better for next weekend."

- On where she feels the team stands after the first week of the season:
"Right now it's weekend one and we're very process-oriented. There were a few pieces to the process that we're working on that we didn't do very well, and that's what I'm most disappointed in – not necessarily results. I think if we take control of those things that we're working on then we have different outcomes, but I feel that we walked out of there knowing we have to work harder this week and respond. We'll have another opportunity for a great tournament next weekend in Atlanta."

UP NEXT
South Alabama (0-1) will return to action next week when it travels to Atlanta to compete in the Hyatt Regency Tournament Aug. 30-31. The Jaguars will open the two-day tournament, hosted by Georgia Tech, against Tulane at 1 p.m. (CT) Thursday. USA will face Georgia Tech on Friday at 11 a.m. (CT), and will close the tournament with a 3:30 p.m. contest against Wofford.

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