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MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team defeated Alcorn State in straight sets (25-8, 25-10, 25-17) Tuesday at Jag Gym.

The Jaguars extended their win streak to four with the victory. South Alabama (3-3) will return to action Sat., Sept. 14 when it travels to Kennesaw, Ga., to compete in the Owl Invitational against Samford at 11 a.m. (CT) and Kennesaw State at 6 p.m. (CT) at the KSU Convocation Center.
 
GAME FACTS
- The Jags jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the opening set, aided by kills from Hannah Harris and Kelley Hartman and service ace by Paige Lynn. USA doubled its lead at 12-6 midway through the first set following a kill by Hannah Johnson. A 3-0 scoring run that featured a pair of kills from Harris and one kill by Kelley Hartman, extended the USA lead to 18-7. The Jaguars closed the set on a 7-0 scoring run, earning set point at 24-8 on a kill by Iva Durdanovic, and clinching the set 25-8 on a Lady Brave ball handling error, for a 1-0 lead in the match.
- South Alabama doubled its lead to 10-5 in the second set following consecutive kills by Harris and Meaghan Jones. A 5-0 Jaguar scoring run midway through the set pushed the Jag lead to 18-8 after kills by Harris, Jones and Rachael DeMarcus and a pair of Lady Brave errors. USA earned set point at 24-10 on a kill by Cailtin Tipping, and clinched the set 25-10 on a service ace by DeMarcus for a 2-0 lead in the match. 
- A solo block by Jones doubled the Jaguar lead to 10-5 early in the third set. USA earned match point in set three at 24-15 on a kill by Jones, and clinched the match 25-17 on a kill by Jones for a 3-0 win in the match. 

NOTES
- South Alabama recorded a .400 team hitting percentage, which ranks seventh on the program's all-time single-match record list.
- Jones finished with a game-high 13 kills with a .500 hitting percentage, five digs and one solo block.
- Harris recorded seven kills, .600 hitting percentage and four digs, while Hartman added six kills on six attacks in addition to two digs.
- DeMarcus finished with a game-high 24 assists, and also added five kills and five digs.
- Ashlyn Roberts posted a team-high 10 digs along with two assists.
- Paige Lynn led the team with three service aces, while DeMarcus added two and Durdanovic finished with one.
- The Jaguars recorded a .593 team hitting percentage in the opening set of the match, followed by a .452 hitting percentage in set two.

QUOTES
Head Coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell
- On the win:
"To come out and sweep again is super important for us going into a really tough weekend. We didn't have a great day of practice yesterday, and as a coaching staff you wonder if that is going to translate to today, but they did a much better job today of coming out with a little more energy so we could be consistent. I have to give a ton of credit to Alcorn State. I have been friends with their head coach for a long time, and this is her first season with them. They worked super hard, it didn't matter what the score was or what set it was; they challenged us a lot and exposed a couple of our weaknesses, which we will go over in practice this week."

UP NEXT
South Alabama (3-3) will return to action Sat., Sept. 14 when it travels to Kennesaw, Ga., to compete in the Owl Invitational against Samford at 11 a.m. (CT) and Kennesaw State at 6 p.m. (CT) at the KSU Convocation Center.

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