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TROY, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell in five sets (25-20, 19-25, 25-14, 17-25, 11-15) to Troy in Sun Belt Conference action Friday at Trojan Arena.

The loss snapped a three-match Jaguar win streak, and also ended the Jags' road win streak at three contests. Jaguar setter Maddie Soboleski recorded her fourth consecutive double-double and sixth of the season with 27 assists and 10 digs, and Hannah Harris led USA (7-9, 7-5 SBC) with 10 kills.

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama held a 3-1 lead in set one after a kill by Hannah Maddux and block-assist by Rebecca Walk and Maddux. But Troy went on a 4-0 scoring run to take a 5-3 lead. The Jags trailed by one at 7-6 before going on a 3-0 run, which featured a block-assist by Maddie Soboleski and Hannah Johnson, to take a 9-7 lead. The Trojans cut their deficit to one at 10-9, but a service error by Cheyenne Hayes and consecutive attack errors from Tori Hester accounted for a 3-0 Jaguar run that gave USA a 13-9 advantage. Troy answered with a 3-0 run to cut the Jaguar lead to 13-12. A kill by Maddux pushed the Jag lead to 14-12, but the Trojans went on a 3-0 run to take a 15-14 lead. Troy tied the score 18-18 on a Jaguar service error, but USA went on a 4-0 run, highlighted by a service ace from Rachel Hickey and kill by Hannah Harris, to take a 22-18 lead. South Alabama earned set point at 24-19 on a kill by Walk, and clinched the set 25-20 on a kill by Walk to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
- A kill by Meaghan Jones tied the score at 6-6 in set two, but Troy went on a 5-1 run to build an 11-7 lead. The Jaguars cut the Troy lead to 23-19 after a kill by Maddie Soboleski and block-assist from Jones and Johnson, but the Trojans earned set point at 24-19 on a kill by Julia Brooks, and clinched the set 25-19 on a service ace by Hester to tie the match at one set apiece.
- A Jaguar service error tied the score at 1-1 in set three, but USA went on a 5-0 run that featured three service aces by Harris to take a 6-1 lead. The Jags then went on a 7-0 run, highlighted by a kill by Maddux and block-assists from Maddux and Johnson and Carly Doros and Johnson, for a 13-2 advantage. South Alabama pushed its lead to 18-3 after a 5-0 run that featured consecutive service aces by Juanita Monteiro-Pai. A kill by Harris increased the Jag lead to 20-4 before Troy went on a 5-0 run to cut the USA advantage to 20-9. South Alabama later earned set point at 24-12 on a service ace by Harris, and clinched the set 25-14 on a kill by Walk for a 2-1 lead in the match.
- USA tied the score 4-4 in set four after a kill by Jones and block-assist from Johnson and Jones. But Troy went on an 8-1 run to build an 12-5 advantage. The Trojans later earned set point at 24-14 on a Jaguar attack error before a 3-0 USA run that featured a kill by Harris cut the Troy lead to 24-17. Troy clinched the set 25-17 on a kill by Brooks to tie the match 2-2.
- The Jags scored the first point of set five on a Trojan service error, but Troy responded with a 3-0 scoring run for a 3-1 advantage. Troy doubled its lead to 4-2 on a kill by Hayes, but a kill by Maddux and Trojan attack error tied the score 4-4. USA cut its deficit to one at 8-7 on a Troy attack error, but a 4-0 Trojan run pushed the Troy lead to 12-7. The Trojans earned match point at 14-9 on a service ace by Tabitha Wheeler, and clinched the set 15-11 on a kill by Hayes.

NOTES
- Soboleski recorded her fourth straight double-double and sixth of the season, finishing with 27 assists and 10 digs along with one kill and two total blocks.
- Harris led the Jags with 10 kills and a .240 hitting percentage, and also added four service aces, three digs and one block.
- Johnson tied her career high with eight total blocks, and also added four kills, one assist and one dig.
- Hickey led the Jags with 19 digs, and added four assists and one service ace.
- The loss snapped a three-match Jaguar win streak at Troy, which dated back to 2017. 
- The match marked the third this year between the schools to go five sets.

QUOTES
Head Coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell
- On the loss:
"Normally I am positive about wat we accomplished and what we can work on, but tonight I am disappointed. We are picking and choosing when we want to be disciplined and when we want to follow the game plan, and good teams like Troy will take advantage of that just as they did tonight. We have to have more urgency for what we are trying to accomplish on the court, and that's what I need to see tomorrow."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Sat., Oct. 31, when it faces Troy in the series finale at 1 p.m. at Trojan Arena in Troy, Ala.

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