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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team defeated Georgia State in straight sets (25-17, 27-25, 25-23) Saturday in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match at Jag Gym.

South Alabama (17-7, 8-2 Sun Belt) remained perfect at home this season with the win, extending its program-best home win streak to 13 matches. USA will return to action Tue., Oct. 29, when it hosts Troy in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match at 6:30 p.m. at Jag Gym.

 GAME FACTS
- Georgia State scored the first two points of the opening set, but the Jaguars answered with a 4-0 scoring run, highlighted by a pair of kills by Hannah Maddux, to take a 4-2 lead. GSU later tied the score at 10-10, but USA went on a 3-0 run that featured a solo block and a kill by Kelley Hartman, to take a 13-10 lead. The Jags pushed their lead to 16-12 on a kill by Maddux, but the Panthers responded with a 4-0 run to tie the score at 16-16. A 5-1 Jag run, highlighted by a pair of kills from Hannah Harris and a kill by Hannah Johnson, gave South Alabama a 21-17 advantage. The Jaguars earned set point at 24-17 on a kill by Harris, and clinched the set 25-17 on a Panther attack error to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
- GSU opened up the second set with a 4-0 run, and later went on a 6-0 run to take a 12-3 lead. USA answered with a 5-0 run, highlighted by a service ace by Rachael DeMarcus, and a kill and solo block by Johnson, to cut the GSU lead to 12-8. USA cut the Panther lead to two points at 20-18 after a solo block by Johnson and GSU attack error, and tied the score at 20-20 on a service ace by DeMarcus and Panther attack error. A kill by Lauren Hartman tied the score 23-23 before a service ace by Lillie Fromdahl gave the Jags set point at 24-23. GSU answered with a kill to tie the score at 24-24, but USA earned set point at 25-24 on a kill by Kelley Hartman. The Panthers tied the score at 25-25 with a kill, but the Jags earned set point at 26-25 on a kill by Kelley Hartman. USA clinched the set 27-25 on a kill by Harris to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
-  The Panthers used a 3-0 run early in set three to break a 2-2 tie and take a 5-2 lead. USA rallied to tie the score at 6-6 after a kill by Johnson, and took an 8-6 lead on a kill by Harris and Panther attack error. Later in the set, a kill by Meaghan Jones and solo block by DeMarcus pushed the USA advantage to 14-11. GSU used a 4-0 run to tie the score at 22-22. A kill by Kelley Hartman gave USA a 23-22 lead before a kill by Harris gave the Jags match point at 24-22. A kill by Harris later clinched the match 25-23.

NOTES
- Kelley Hartman finished with 12 kills, .370 hitting percentage, four digs and three total blocks, and Harris recorded 12 kills, one assist, one service ace, six digs and one block. 
- Paige Lynn led the Jaguars with 12 digs, while DeMarcus led the team with 28 assists in addition to nine digs, four service aces and two total blocks.
- Lauren Hartman added six kills, .545 hitting percentage, two digs and three total blocks.
- Georgia State finished with 13 total team blocks, while the Jags recorded nine blocks.

QUOTES
Head Coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell
- On the win:
"We just talk about comfortable and consistent at home, and we understand this is the gym we play in every day and it should be consistent and comfortable. I think we did a much better job tonight than last night of embracing that. Georgia Southern played really well last night, and Georgia State played really well tonight too. I saw us play more relaxed tonight. We were a little frantic yesterday, and I didn't see that today. I thought we did a much better job today of staying in control."

- On next week's matches:
"We have three matches with three really good opponents. I told the team at the beginning of the year that it is more important to play well at the end of the season than it is at the beginning, and we should be peaking toward the end. I honestly think it is going to be a good challenge for us, and thankfully all three (matches) are at home. This was a good win for us going into Tuesday. I think we need a little rest, but we'll be ready."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Tue., Oct. 29, when it hosts Troy in a Sun Belt Conference East Division match at 6:30 p.m. at Jag Gym.

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