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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team split a pair of matches Friday at the Crimson-White Tournament at Foster Auditorium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

USA (6-6) fell to No. 25 Alabama in four sets (21-25, 25-17, 15-25, 19-25) before sweeping Southern Miss in straight sets (26-24, 25-18, 25-21) to close the opening day of the tournament. South Alabama will return to action Saturday when it closes its non-conference schedule with an 11 a.m. match against No. 15 Purdue to close the Crimson-White Tournament.

Alabama 3, South Alabama 1  (21-25, 25-17, 15-25, 19-25)
GAME FACTS
- Alabama took an 8-2 lead early in the opening set after a 7-0 scoring run, aided by a pair of Jaguar attack errors and kills by Doris Carter, Haley McSparin and Mahalia Swink.
- South Alabama went on a 4-0 run late in the first set, highlighted by kills from Lauren Hartman, Hannah Harris and Hannah Johnson, to cut the Crimson Tide lead to 17-16. The Jags then tied the game at 18-18 on a kill by Johnson and service ace by Harris. Alabama scored four of the next five points, aided by a Jaguar service error and two attack errors, to build a 22-19 advantage. The Crimson Tide earned set point at 24-20 on a service ace by Kaylee Thomas, and clinched the opening set 25-21 on a kill by Cidavia Hall.
- The second set went back-and-forth before USA went on a 3-0 scoring run on a pair of kills from Kelley Hartman and a Crimson Tide attack error to take an 18-14 lead. A 5-0 Jaguar run later in the set, highlighted by kills from Harris, Kelley Hartman and Parker Harrell, and a service ace by Hartman, pushed the South Alabama advantage to 23-15. The Jags earned set point at 24-16 on a kill by Morgan Stalcup with an assist from Harrell, and clinched the set 25-17 on a kill from Harris to tie the match at 1-1.
- USA scored the first three points of the third set, but Alabama answered with a 4-0 run to take a 4-3 lead. The Crimson Tide used a 4-0 scoring run midway through the third set, highlighted by kills from Swink and Doris Carter, and a service ace from Thomas, to build a 15-9 advantage. Alabama later earned set point in the third set at 24-15 on a kill by Carter, then clinched the set 25-15 on a second kill from Carter to take a 2-1 lead in the match. 
- The Crimson Tide jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the fourth set, aided by a pair of Jaguar attack errors and a service ace from Meghan Neelon. The Jaguars responded with a 3-0 scoring run, highlighted by a kill from Kelley Hartman and a service ace by Arissa Chappell, to cut the Alabama lead to 4-3. USA then took an 8-7 lead on a kill by Johnson and service ace from Harris before a 4-0 Crimson Tide run aided by three Jaguar errors pushed the Alabama advantage to 12-9.
- Alabama went on a 5-0 scoring run later in the fourth set that featured a solo block from McSparin and a block-assist by McSparin and Ginger Perinar to take a 22-15 lead. The Crimson Tide earned match point at 24-16 on a Jaguar attack error, and clinched the set 25-19 on a kill by Cidavia Hall to win the match 3-1.

NOTES
- South Alabama posted a .522 team hitting percentage in the second set with 16 kills and four attack errors on 23 total attacks.
- Alabama recorded a .560 team hitting percentage in set three with 15 kills and one error on 25 total attacks.
- UA's Carter and Perinar each finished with a game-high 16 kills.
- Kelley Hartman recorded 15 kills, a .286 hitting percentage, one assist, one service ace, one dig and two total blocks.
- Harrell led the Jags with 25 assists, in addition to one kill and five digs. 
- Chappell led South Alabama with 10 digs, and also added one service ace.
- Lauren Hartman finished with a season-high nine kills, a .412 hitting percentage and two digs. Stalcup added seven kills, one dig and three total blocks, while Harris recorded seven kills, three service aces and four digs.
- The loss to Alabama snapped a four-match Jaguar win streak.

South Alabama 3, Southern Miss 0  (26-24, 25-18, 25-21)
GAME FACTS
- Southern Miss opened the first set with a 4-0 scoring run and built a 9-3 lead before the Jaguars went on a 6-0 run, highlighted by kills by Johnson and Harris and a block-assist by Johnson and Stalcup, to tie the score at 9-9. USA scored four straight points later in the set that featured a kill by Meaghan Jones and three USM errors, to take a 14-13 lead. South Alabama later earned set point at 24-21 on a Golden Eagle attack error before USM scored three straight points to tie the score at 24. But the Jags earned set point at 25-24 on a kill by Lauren Hartman, and clinched the set 26-24 on a block-assist from Harris, Kelley Hartman and Lauren Hartman.
- A 3-0 Jaguar scoring run midway through the second set, highlighted by a service ace from Rachael DeMarcus and a block-assist by Johnson and Stalcup, to extend the USA lead to 15-8. USM answered with a 3-0 run to cut the Jaguar advantage to 16-13, but South Alabama responded with a second 3-0 run that featured kills from Stalcup and Kelley Hartman to take a 19-13 lead. The Jags earned set point at 24-18 on a Golden Eagle service error, and clinched the set 25-18 on a kill by Harrell to take a 2-0 lead in the match. 
- Southern Miss went on a 3-0 run midway through the third set to take a 15-13 lead. But South Alabama answered with a 5-0 run that featured a kill by Jones, service ace by Johnson and block-assist by Johnson and Stalcup for an 18-15 advantage. The Golden Eagles then went on another 3-0 run to tie the score at 20 apiece before South Alabama reeled off three straight points on kills by Johnson and Lauren Hartman, and a Southern Miss attack error for a 23-20 Jaguar lead. USA earned match point at 24-21 on a kill by Jones, and clinched the match 25-21 on a Golden Eagle attack error.

NOTES
- Jones and Harris finished with eight kills apiece to lead the Jaguar attack. Jones also posted a .333 hitting percentage and one dig, while Harris added eight digs, one service ace and one block.
- Katelyn Lochner finished with a game-high 14 digs, along with five assists and one service ace.
- DeMarcus recorded a team-high 13 assists and added one service ace and four digs, while Harrell added 12 assists, one kill and eight digs.
- The win marked South Alabama's third straight over Southern Miss dating back to the 2016 season.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the Southern Miss match:
"We played clean volleyball. I thought we started off a little shaky, but did a great job of settling down and taking control of our side of the net. I was very happy with our effort."

- On what she is looking for in Saturday's final non-conference match with No. 15 Purdue:
"Ultimately what I want from our team is to go out and play and execute our style of volleyball, follow the game plan, stay focused on it and compete. If we do those things, we are very successful and we will push the other team and force them to compete with us. Having the opportunity to play a ranked opponent is a great opportunity for the team."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Saturday when it closes its non-conference schedule with an 11 a.m. match against No. 15 Purdue to close the Crimson-White Tournament.

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