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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team swept Alabama State in straight sets (25-15, 25-15, 25-11) Tuesday at Jag Gym.

South Alabama (5-5) extended its winning streak to four games, and evened its overall record with the win. Alabama State fell to 3-9 on the season. USA will return to action this weekend when it travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to compete in the Crimson-White Invitational, hosted by Alabama. The Jaguars will face Alabama at 10 a.m. Friday morning, followed by a 5 p.m. contest with Southern Miss Friday afternoon. South Alabama will close the tournament with an 11 a.m. match against Purdue on Saturday.
 
GAME FACTS
- The Jags held a two-point lead at 12-10 before going on a 6-0 scoring run, highlighted by a pair of kills from Hannah Harris, kill by Lauren Hartman, a service ace by Rachael DeMarcus and a block-assist by Morgan Stalcup and Hannah Johnson, to build an 18-10 advantage. 
- South Alabama closed the opening set with a 6-1 scoring run, including five straight points that featured a pair of kills by Meaghan Jones and a kill by Johnson. USA earned set point at 24-14 in the opening set on a kill by Jones, and clinched the set 25-15 on a kill by Johnson.
- A 7-0 Jaguar scoring run early in the second set that featured a pair of kills by Harris, a kill by Lauren Hartman a service ace by Kelley Hartman and block-assist from Stalcup and Harris, pushed the USA advantage to 13-5. South Alabama earned set point at 24-15 in set two on a kill by Stalcup on an assist from DeMarcus, and clinched the set 25-15 on a kill by Jones to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
- A Jaguar service error midway through set three cut the ASU deficit to two points at 10-8. But South Alabama then went on an 11-0 scoring run that featured three kills by Johnson, a service ace from Ashlyn Roberts and kills by Jones and Kelley Hartman to take a 21-8 lead. USA earned match point at 24-10 on a Hornet attack error, then clinched the match at 25-11 on another ASU attack error.

NOTES
- South Alabama posted a .537 team hitting percentage, which ranks second on the program's single-match records list.
- Harris finished with a game-high 13 kills, a career-high .929 hitting percentage, two digs and two total blocks.
- Harris' .929 hitting percentage set a Jaguar single-match record, surpassing Keturah Carter's .833 hitting percentage on Nov. 7, 1989, against Southeastern Louisiana. 
- Meaghan Jones added eight kills, a .368 hitting percentage, one assist, two digs and one block, while Kelley Hartman recorded seven kills, a .467 hitting percentage, two service aces, one dig and one block. 
- Rachael DeMarcus led the Jaguars with 16 assists, and also posted two service aces and three digs. Parker Harrell added 13 assists and five digs. 
- Alabama State finished with a .013 team hitting percentage after committing 20 attack errors on 75 total attacks.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the win:
"Going into the match, we had a couple of things we wanted to focus and work on. We really didn't have much time to practice yesterday, so we implemented today to carry into this weekend and I thought we did a great job offensively; that was one of the things we focused on. Ultimately, I thought we played clean volleyball."

- On the upcoming weekend:
"We worked on some things the last four matches at home, and now it's just about going on the road again and being able to do it in a road environment. I think it will be a great weekend; Alabama just got ranked in the top 25, Purdue is ranked in the top 25 and we always have a good match with Southern Miss. It's a very strong tournament, and it will prepare us for our conference."

- On the team's confidence:
"We've been talking about it throughout the last four matches, and we definitely saw growth. We didn't get pushed as much tonight, but we definitely did this past weekend. Making the plays when we need them at the end of sets and having people step up and be mentally tough – it was nice and I look forward to seeing us work on that this weekend as well."

Middle Blocker Kelley Hartman
- On how the team is playing:
"We are just really buying in to the whole discipline thing. Our coaches talk about it a lot, that we have to be disciplined in the little things and it's really showing on the court."

- On playing at home:
"Our fans make a huge difference. When we play with a huge crowd, it just gives us the energy we need to continue through the whole set."

- On moving forward:
"We're definitely going to need the momentum that we've been creating. We have a big weekend coming up; we play some really good schools then we go right into conference."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action this weekend when it travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to compete in the Crimson-White Invitational, hosted by Alabama. The Jaguars will face Alabama at 10 a.m. Friday morning, followed by a 5 p.m. contest with Southern Miss Friday afternoon. South Alabama will close the tournament with an 11 a.m. match against Purdue on Saturday.

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