Box Score

TROY, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team fell in four sets (23-25, 16-25, 28-26, 17-25) to Troy Saturday in Sun Belt Conference action at Trojan Arena.

Troy (6-4, 6-4 SBC) swept the two-match series with the win. The loss marked the Jaguars' second straight to the Trojans, and the third out of four matches this season. Jaguar setter Maddie Soboleski recorded her fifth consecutive double-double with 34 assists and 14 digs. 

GAME FACTS
- South Alabama (7-10, 7-6 SBC) opened the match with a 3-0 scoring run that featured a kill by Carly Doros and block-assist from Doros and Rebecca Walk. The Jags increased their lead to 9-3 with a 5-0 run on three kills by Hannah Maddux, a kill by Hannah Johnson and service ace from Walk. A kill by Johnson pushed the USA advantage to 12-5, but Troy answered with a 4-0 run to cut the Jag lead to 12-9. South Alabama responded with a 3-0 run, highlighted by a kill from Harris, to take a 15-9 lead. Troy then went on a 3-0 run, aided by a Jaguar attack and service error, to cut the USA advantage to 15-12. A Trojan service error gave the Jags a 16-12 lead, but a 3-0 Troy run cut the USA lead to 16-15. Troy tied the score 17-17 after a Jaguar service error and bad set, and took an 18-17 lead on a service ace by Amara Anderson. Troy led by three points at 23-20 before USA cut its deficit to 23-22 on a kill by Johnson and service ace by Rachel Hickey. The Trojans earned set point at 24-22 on a Jaguar service error, and clinched the set 25-23 on a kill by Julia Brooks for a 1-0 lead in the match.
- USA took a 4-3 lead in set two with a 3-0 run that featured kills by Walk and Soboleski. Troy tied the score 6-6, but the Jags answered with a 4-0 run that included a pair of aces by Maddux and a kill by Soboleski for a 10-6 advantage. Troy later tied the score 13-13 on a Jaguar attack error, and took an 18-14 lead after a 4-0 scoring run. Troy then pushed its lead to 23-15 with a 5-0 scoring run before earning set point at 24-15 on a kill by Halston Hillier. The Trojans clinched the set 25-16 on a Jaguar service error for a 2-0 lead in the match.
- USA took a 9-8 lead in set three after a Troy service error and attack error. Troy held a 10-9 lead before the Jags went on a 3-0 run, aided by a pair of Trojan attack errors, to take a 12-10 lead. A kill by Jones and consecutive service aces by Maddux accounted for a 3-0 Jaguar run to increase the USA lead to 16-12. Troy cut its deficit to 17-16 after a kill by Avery Cason, but a kill by Jonson and Trojan attack error gave the Jags a 19-16 lead. Troy cut the Jag lead to 19-18 on a kill by Brooks and block-assist by Anderson and Brooks, but a kill by Harris and block-assist by Walk and Maddux pushed the USA lead to 21-18. A kill by Walk gave the Jags a 23-20 lead, and a kill by Jones gave USA set point at 24-22. Troy then went on a 3-0 run to take a 25-24 lead and earn match point, but a kill by Jones tied the score 25-25. The Trojans earned match point at 26-25 on a kill by Hillier, but the Jags tied the score 26-26 on a block-assist by Johnson and Soboleski. USA earned set point 27-26 on a kill by Harris, and clinched the set 28-26 and capped a 3-0 scoring run on a service ace by Hickey to cut the Troy lead to 2-1 in the match. 
- The Jags tied the score 8-8 in set four on a kill by Soboleski, but Troy answered with a 5-0 run to take a 13-8 lead. The Trojans later pushed their lead to 17-9 with a 4-0 scoring run. A 3-0 Jag run that consisted of a pair of kills by Johnson and one kill by Jones cut the USA deficit to 22-16. Troy earned match point at 24-16 on a Jaguar attack error, and clinched the set 25-17 on a kill by Caitlin Cooper for a 3-1 win.

NOTES
- Soboleski recorded her fifth consecutive double-double and seventh of the season with 34 assists and 14 digs, while also adding six kills, one service ace and two total blocks.
- Hickey finished with a game-high 20 digs, and added three assists and two service aces.
- Jones led the Jags with 11 kills, and posted a .345 hitting percentage in addition to one dig.
- Juanita Monteiro-Pai recorded a career-high 13 digs, and also added three assists.

QUOTES
Head Coach Alexis Meeks-Rydell
- On the loss:
"I want to first give credit to Troy. They played much better than they did yesterday, and did a great job with earning their points. I am still upset with our discipline to follow our game plan, but we are showing we can compete. We need to come in Monday with an aggressive attitude to fix what we need to work on entering our last weekend of regular season play."

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Thu., Nov. 5, when it opens a three-match series with Georgia State at 10 a.m. (CT) in Atlanta, Georgia.

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