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SAN MARCOS, Texas – The No.3-seeded University of South Alabama volleyball team fell in five sets (26-24, 21-25, 17-25, 30-28, 10-15) to UT-Arlington in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament at Strahan Coliseum.

South Alabama (20-11) earned 20 wins in the regular season, including a program-record 15 home wins at Jag Gym. The Jags' 20 victories are the most by a South Alabama team since the 1989 squad won 23 matches.

 GAME FACTS
- The Jags took a 3-2 lead early in set one before a 3-0 UTA run gave the Mavericks a 7-4 lead. A Maverick attack error and kill by Meaghan Jones cut the Jaguar deficit to one point at 13-12. USA tied the score 15-15 with a 3-0 scoring run that featured a kill by Hannah Johnson and block-assist by Johnson and Jones. South Alabama took an 18-17 lead on a kill by Hannah Harris, a 3-0 UTA run gave the Mavericks a 20-18 advantage. UTA extended its lead to 23-19 with a 3-0 run, but three consecutive kills by Kelley Hartman and a kill by Iva Durdanovic tied the score 23-23. South Alabama earned set point at 24-23 on a block-assist by Kelley Hartman and Harris before UTA tied the score 24-24 on a kill by Kylie Jedlicka. A UTA service error gave the Jags a 25-24 lead and set point, and USA clinched the set 26-24 on a Maverick attack error for a 1-0 lead in the match. 
- A kill by Jedlicka gave UTA a 15-14 lead midway through set two, but the Jags answered with consecutive kills from Johnson and Harris to take a 16-15 lead. UTA went on a 4-0 run to take a 19-16, and earned set point at 24-20 on a kill by Madison Hill. The Mavericks clinched the set 25-21 on a kill by Jedlicka to even the match at 1-1.
- USA tied the score at 4-4 early in set three on a block-assist by Jones and Kelley Hartman, but UTA responded with a 3-0 run to take a 7-4 lead. A kill by Jones cut the Jag deficit to three points at 13-10, but UTA reeled off three straight points for a 16-10 advantage. A kill by Lauren Hartman cut the UTA lead to 18-14, but the Mavericks went on a 4-0 run to take a 22-14 lead. UT-Arlington later earned set point at 24-17 on a  kill by Petra Manderson, and clinched the set 25-17 on a block-assist by Madison Hill and Brooke Townsend to take a 2-1 lead in the match.
- UTA tied the score at 8-8 early in set four after a Jaguar attack error, but USA went on a 4-0 run, highlighted by a kill by Jones, solo block by Johnson and service ace from Rachael DeMarcus, for a 12-8 advantage. A 3-0 Jaguar run later in the set that featured a kill by Harris pushed the USA lead to 15-9. The Mavericks went on a 3-0 run with three consecutive kills from Jedlicka to cut the USA advantage to 18-15. UTA cut its deficit to one point at 21-20 after a 3-0 scoring run. South Alabama earned set point at 24-22 on a kill by Harris, but UTA scored back-to-back points to tie the score 24-24. A Jaguar attack error gave UTA match point at 25-24, but a Maverick attack error tied the score 25-25. A kill by Meredith Fisher gave UTA match point at 26-25, but a kill by Harris tied the score 26-26.  A kill from Jedlicka gave the Mavericks match point at 27-26, but a UTA attack error tied the score 27-27. A service ace by Paige Lynn gave the Jaguars set point at 28-27. UTA tied the score 28-28 with a block-assist, but a Maverick attack error gave USA set point at 29-28. DeMarcus clinched the set with a service ace 30-28 to tie the match at 2-2.
- A kill by Harris cut the UTA lead to 3-2 in set five, but the Mavericks used a 4-0 run to take a 7-2 lead. A Jaguar service error doubled the UTA lead at 8-4. UTA earned match point at 14-10 on a Jaguar attack error, and clinched the match 15-10 on a bad Jaguar set.

NOTES
- Harris posted her fourth double-double of the season, finishing with a career-high 21 kills and 11 digs, along with one service ace and two block-assists.
- Jones recorded her third consecutive double-double dating back to last Friday's match at App State, and finished with 18 kills, which tied her career high, and 13 digs, in addition to one service ace and two block-assists.
- DeMarcus recorded her seventh double-double of the year, finishing with 49 assists and 11 digs along with two kills.
- Kelley Hartman finished with 13 kills, a .333 hitting percentage, two digs and four total blocks.
- Ashlyn Roberts recorded her 1,000th career dig in the match, making her the 10th Jaguar in program history to eclipse 1,000 digs.

QUOTES
Head Coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell
- On the season:
"I just thanked them over and over again in the locker room. But the biggest thing was just thanks for them trusting us this year and working so hard for us. I can't remember a time when they didn't show up to practice or to a game and not give up. I think that's been the biggest thing for the season. I don't want to talk about the past, but no one can look at our team and say there was a match at any point this year were we just gave up – where the team didn't work hard or play as a team. As a coach, if you can say that at the end of the season, regardless of what your record says, then you're going to be happy. I'm obviously not happy with it ending tonight. The first time you step on to stage in the postseason you want to perform well, and we did perform well; they (UTA) just performed a little better. They were here to win too, and they played phenomenal last night. We played everybody again tonight, and that's another thing about this season – it was a full team effort. Not only did every individual who was eligible play this year, but they had an impact. It wasn't just that they came in for a point here or there, it was every individual. The seniors left their mark on this program, and helped us start building this into something great, because that's what it is and what it will continue to be for as long as I'm here. I'm going to miss the seniors a lot, but it makes me motivated a lot already to get back in the gym."

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