Match 1 Box Score
Match 2 Box Score

MOBILE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team swept a Sun Belt Conference doubleheader from Georgia Southern Thursday at Jag Gym.

USA (6-8, 6-4 SBC) clinched the three-match series with the pair of victories, and will attempt to sweep the series in Friday's 1 p.m finale at Jag Gym, which will also mark Senior Day where four Jaguar seniors will be honored in a ceremony prior to first serve.

Match 1
USA 3, GS 2
GAME FACTS
- South Alabama jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a block-assist by Carly Doros and Rebecca Walk before a 4-0 scoring run by Georgia Southern doubled the Eagle lead at 4-2. USA tied the score 5-5 after an Eagle service error and kill by Hannah Maddux. Georgia Southern held a 10-8 lead before USA tied the score 10-10 on a kill by Hannah Harris and service ace from Rachel Hickey. The Jags took a 14-11 lead after a 3-0 scoring run that featured a kill by Walk and block-assist from Walk and Doros. USA used a 3-0 run, highlighted by a kill by Hannah Johnson and service ace from Maddux for a 20-15 advantage. The Jags later earned set point at 24-18 on a kill by Rebecca Walk on an assist from Maddie Soboleski, and clinched the set 25-18 on a kill by Maddux for a 1-0 lead in the match.
- The Eagles held a 6-4 lead early in set two, but consecutive kills by Maddux and Johnson tied the score 6-6. A kill by GASO's Mya Wilson tied the score 8-8, but the Jags went on a 3-0 run, highlighted by a service ace and kill by Soboleski, for an 11-8 advantage. South Alabama used a 3-0 run that featured a pair of kills by Johnson to extend its lead to 17-11. A 4-0 Jag run that was highlighted by a kill from Johnson pushed the USA lead to 21-13. The Eagles then cut their deficit to 22-19 with a 6-1 scoring run.  South Alabama earned set point at 24-19 on a kill by Harris, and clinched the set 25-19 on a kill by Doros for a 2-0 lead in the match.
- Georgia Southern went on a 3-0 run early in set three for a 3-1 advantage. The Jags tied the score 3-3 on a kill by Soboleski before a 5-0 Eagle run pushed the GASO lead to 8-3. A 3-0 Jag run that came on a kill by Walk and consecutive kills by Maddux cut the USA deficit to 8-6. The Eagles answered with a 4-0 run for a 13-6 advantage. A 3-0 Jag run that came via consecutive kills by Walk and a block-assist by Walk and Meaghan Jones cut the USA deficit to 20-15. Georgia Southern later earned set point at 24-18 on a kill by Maddie Bryant, and clinched the set 25-18 on a Jaguar attack error to cut the USA lead to 2-1 in the match.
- Consecutive kills by Walk and back-to-back Eagle attack errors gave the Jags a 4-1 lead in set four. The Eagles answered with a 3-0 run to tie the score 4-4. USA took a 7-6 lead on a GASO attack error, but the Eagles responded with a 6-0 run for a 13-7 advantage. Three straight kills by Johnson cut the Jaguar deficit to 13-10. GASO held a 17-14 lead before a 3-0 Jaguar run that featured a kill by Jones and solo block by Johnson tied the score 17-17. A kill by Wilson and block by Georgia Southern gave GASO a 19-17 lead. The Eagles earned set point at 24-18 on a kill by Chamblee Russell, and clinched the set 25-18 on a Jaguar attack error to tie the match 2-2. 
- Georgia Southern took a 4-1 lead in set five after a 3-0 scoring run. A solo block by Maddux cut the Jaguar deficit in half at 4-2, but the Eagles went on a 3-0 run to take a 7-2 lead. A kill by Soboleski followed by a solo block from Harris later cut the GASO lead to 8-5. USA used a 4-0 run that featured three kills by Harris to cut the Eagle lead to 11-10. An Eagle service error cut the Jaguar deficit to 13-12 before a service ace by Juanita Monteiro-Pai tied the score 13-13. A block-assist by Johnson and Jones gave South Alabama match point at 14-13, but a kill by the Eagles' Haley Fuller tied the score 14-14. A kill by Jones gave USA match point at 15-14, but a Jaguar ball-handling error tied the score 15-15. USA earned match point at 16-15 on a kill by Johnson, and clinched the set 17-15 on a kill by Harris for the win.

NOTES
- Soboleski recorded her team-best third double-double of the season, finishing with 36 assists and career-high 20 digs, along with six kills, .455 hitting percentage and one service ace.
- Harris recorded her second double-double of the season, finishing with 11 kills and 10 digs in addition to two digs and one solo block.
- Johnson posted a career-high 12 kills, .500 hitting percentage, one solo block and one block-assist.
- Walk finished with a game-high 14 kills, a .520 hitting percentage, five digs and three block-assists.
- Maddux tied her career high in digs with 15, and also added nine kills, one assist, one service ace and one solo block.
- USA improved its win streak against Georgia Southern to four matches with the win, and improved to 8-7 all-time against the Eagles.

Match 2
USA 3, GS 0
GAME FACTS
- USA doubled its lead to 4-2 in set one after a kill by Maddux and service ace from Harris. The Eagles used a 7-0 run to take an 11-5 lead. South Alabama answered with a 3-0 run, highlighted by a kill by Doros, to cut its deficit to 11-8. The Jags cut the Eagle lead to 13-12 with a 4-0 run that was aided by four Georgia Southern attack errors. USA tied the score 16-16 after a kill by Soboleski and an Eagle attack error. The Eagles went on a 4-0 run to take a 21-17 lead. Georgia Southern earned set point at 24-19 on a Jaguar ball-handling error, but a 6-0 Jaguar run, highlighted by two kills by Harris, one by Jones and a solo block by Harris gave USA set point at 25-24. The Eagles tied it at 25-25 before a kill by Soboleski gave USA set point at 26-25. South Alabama clinched the set 27-25 on an Eagle ball-handling error for a 1-0 lead in the match. The Jags closed set one with an 8-1 scoring run.
- South Alabama took a 7-5 lead in set two after a 3-0 run that was aided by three Eagle errors. USA went on a 3-0 run after kill by Johnson, solo block by Walk and service ace from Hickey for an 11-9 lead. South Alabama used a 3-0 run, highlighted by solo block by Walk and kill by Jones, for a 15-13 lead. South Alabama broke a 15-15 tie with a 3-0 run that featured consecutive kills from Jones and Johnson for an 18-15 lead. The Eagles later tied the score 20-20. The Eagles earned set point at 24-21 on a kill by Baylor Bumford, but a kill from Harris and two by Walk tied the score 24-24. A service ace by Soboleski gave USA set point at 25-24, and the Jags clinched the set 26-24 on an Eagle attack error for a 2-0 lead in the match. USA closed the set with a 5-0 scoring run.
- GASO scored five of the first six points of the third set for a 5-1 advantage. USA took a 9-8 lead after a 3-0 run that featured a kill by Johnson. The Eagles answered with a 3-0 run to take an 11-9 lead. USA later tied the score 15-15 on consecutive Eagle attack errors as part of a 6-0 run that also featured a pair of kills from Walk to push the USA advantage to 19-15.  Georgia Southern went on a 3-0 run, aided by a pair of Jaguar attack errors, to take a 21-20 lead. The Jags answered with a 4-0 run that featured three Eagle ball-handling errors to earn match point at 24-21. A block-assist by Johnson and Soboleski clinched the set 25-21 and the match 3-0. 

NOTES
- Soboleski recorded her team-best fourth double-double of the season, finishing with 22 assists and 12 digs along with two kills, two service aces and one block-assist.
- Harris led the Jags with 10 kills, and also added one assist, one service ace, eight digs and one solo block.
- Hickey tied Soboleski for the team lead in digs with 12.
- South Alabama extended its win streak against Georgia Southern to five matches with the win, and improved to 9-7 all-time against the Eagles.

QUOTES
Head Coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell
- On the wins:
"We were down 24-21 in both sets one and two, and somehow found a way to come back. And we even did that earlier this morning. We were down 11-6 in the fifth set. We work on these things in practice, but when they get put in such pressure situations – that's a choice they are making to step up and not run away from it. Our kids are stepping up in those pressure situations. They are wanting those moments and attacking them head on, and that's what you want. You can't teach that; we try and teach it, but you can't. Our kids are phenomenal."

- On the team's progression:
"We talk every year about peaking at the end of the season, and this is one example of that. We're just focused on one game at a time, because Georgia Southern is a phenomenal team. Both of these matches have been incredibly fun to watch, and it's going to be that way tomorrow too. We're just focused on building momentum and getting better every single game and practice, wanting each day to be better than the day before and hopefully that will carry forward through the rest of the season and in to the (Sun Belt) conference tournament."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Fri., Oct. 23, when it hosts Georgia Southern at 1 p.m. in the series finale at Jag Gym. 

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