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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell to Little Rock in four sets (20-25, 25-18, 21-25, 23-25) in Friday's Sun Belt Conference opener at Jack Stephens Center.

USA (6-8, 0-1 Sun Belt) will return to action Sunday when it faces Arkansas State at noon in a Sun Belt Conference match at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Ark.
 
GAME FACTS
- South Alabama cut the Little Rock lead to 17-15 in the opening set on a kill by Hannah Harris, but the Trojans responded with a 5-1 run to take a 22-16 lead. Little Rock earned set point at 24-18 on a kill from Mya Robinson, and clinched the set 25-20 on a Jaguar attack error.
- The Jaguars went on a 6-0 scoring run early in the second set, highlighted by kills from Alexis Silver, Harris and Parker Harrell, to take a 10-4 lead. USA pushed its lead to 16-9 later in the set on a 3-0 run via a kill by Morgan Stalcup and consecutive kills from Harris. The Jags later earned set point at 24-17 on a Trojan service error, and clinched the set 25-18 on a kill by Meaghan Jones.
- A 5-0 Little Rock run early in set three that featured a pair of blocks and one service ace gave the Trojans a 9-3 lead. South Alabama used a 3-0 run later in the third set on a kill by Silver and a pair of ASU attack errors to cut its deficit to 20-14. The Trojans earned set point at 24-18 on a kill from Laura Jansen, and clinched the set 25-21 on a block-assist by Belissa Guidotti and Jansen to take a 2-1 lead in the match. 
- The Jags cut the Trojans' lead to 7-6 early in set four after a block by Stalcup, kill by Silver and Little Rock attack error. South Alabama went on a 3-0 run midway through the fourth set, highlighted by kills from Durdanovic and Harrell, to take a 14-13 lead. A second 3-0 Jaguar run that featured a kill by Silver and block-assist by Stalcup and Durdanovic pushed the USA advantage to 18-15. Little Rock later tied the score at 20-20 on a kill by Taylor Lindberg and consecutive blocks by Pamela Zuluaga and Veronica Marin. The Trojans earned match point at 24-23 on a kill by Maritza Mesa, and clinched the set 25-23 on a service ace by Marin to seal the match 3-1.

NOTES
- The Jags posted a .433 team hitting percentage in set two with 16 kills and three errors on 30 total attacks. 
- Jones finished with a game-high 12 kills, along with two digs and one block.
- Harris added seven kills and three digs, while Silver finished with seven kills, a .636 hitting percentage and one dig.
- Rachael DeMarcus recorded a team-high 24 assists and also added four digs. Ashlyn Roberts led the team with 13 digs, and also added three assists, one service ace and one kill. 
- Little Rock (9-5, 1-0 Sun Belt) recorded 19 total team blocks, led by Marin who finished with five solo blocks and eight block-assists for 13 total in addition to 11 kills, two service aces and three digs.

QUOTES
Head Coach Amy Hendrichovsky
- On the match:
"Little Rock played very well tonight. I will take ownership of this loss and we will move on to prepare for Sunday."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sunday when it faces Arkansas State at noon in a Sun Belt Conference match at First National Bank Arena in Jonesboro, Ark. 

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