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Juanita Monteiro-Pai
Bobby McDuffie

JAG VOLLEYBALL TO FACE TROY IN SBC ROAD CONTEST

10/18/2021 10:48:00 AM

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SOUTH ALABAMA VOLLEYBALL
Tue., Oct. 19 | South Alabama (14-6, 7-1 SBC) at Troy (11-8, 4-4 SBC)
6 p.m. • Trojan Arena • Troy, Ala.


Media Information
TV/Live Stream:
 The match will be broadcast live and available through ESPN+, and can be accessed through the WatchESPN app or the Jaguar volleyball schedule page at USAJaguars.com.

Live Stats:  Live stats for every Jaguar match can be accessed through the multimedia page at USAJaguars.com, in addition to the Jaguar volleyball schedule page.

Twitter:  Follow the official Twitter account of South Alabama volleyball — @WeAreSouth_VB — for news and updates. 

All-Time Series
• South Alabama holds a 48-31 all-time lead over Troy in a series that dates back to Oct. 19, 1974. The Trojans carry a two-game series win streak into Tuesday's contest after defeating the Jaguars in a pair of matches in Troy, Ala., last season. USA and Troy also split a pair of matches at Jag Gym earlier in the 2020 season. South Alabama is 19-15 all-time at Troy, with its last win in Troy coming on Nov. 8, 2019, in four sets.

Jag Notes
• South Alabama leads the Sun Belt Conference in service aces (124), and ranks second in opponent hitting percentage (.153), which ranks 23rd nationally, opponent assists per set (10.57), opponent kills per set (11.49) and opponent service aces per set (1.12). The Jags rank third in the conference in service aces per set (1.65).
• In conference matches, USA leads the league in opponent hitting percentage (.139) and opponent assists per set (9.97), and second in opponent kills per set (10.97). The Jags rank third in the SBC in service aces per set (1.59) in conference matches.
• Kennedy Wallace leads the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.376) with 131 kills and 34 errors on 258 total attacks. In SBC matches, Wallace ranks fifth in hitting percentage (.330).
• Kailey Keeble ranks second in the league in assists (757), third in assists per set (10.09) and tied for eighth in service aces per set (0.33). In conference contests, Keeble ranks second in assists (309), and third in assists per set (10.66).
• Carissa Bradford ranks sixth in the SBC in kills per set (3.08), and is sixth in the league in kills per set (3.52) in conference matches and seventh in points  per set (3.62).
• Rachel Hickey ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in digs (335), and sixth in digs per set (4.47). She ranks eighth in digs per set (4.55) in conference matches.
• Niki Capizzi ranks tied for fifth in the league in blocks per set (0.99), and seventh in total blocks (99). In SBC matches, she ranks ninth in total blocks (30).
• Paige Lynn ranks tied for fifth in the SBC in service aces (10) in conference matches, and tied for seventh in service aces per set (0.34).
• Keeble leads the Jaguars with 13 double-doubles after posting a double-double against Georgia State last Friday with 38 assists and 12 digs. Maddie Soboleski ranks second with five double-doubles this season. 
• Keeble has twice been named the Sun Belt Conference Setter of the Week this season (Sept. 28 & Oct. 5), making her the only Jaguar in program history to earn the honor multiple times.
• Bradford recorded a career-high 19 kills in Saturday's four-set win over Georgia Southern, while posting a .304 hitting percentage.
• South Alabama has won three of its last four road matches entering Tuesday's match, with the lone blemish during that stretch coming in a four-set loss at Coastal Carolina on Oct. 10 in Conway, S.C.

For more information about South Alabama athletics, check back with USAJaguars.com, and follow the Jaguars at Twitter.com/WeAreSouth_JAGS. Season tickets for all Jaguar athletic events can be purchased by calling (251) 461-1USA (1872).

Join the Rally Score Club, the volleyball specific support club of the Jaguar Athletic Fund. All donations to the Rally Score Club go directly to support the South Alabama volleyball program. For more information on how you can join visit:  jaguarathleticfund.com/rallyscoreclub.
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