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TROY, Ala. – South Alabama volleyball fell to Troy in four sets in a Sun Belt Conference West Division contest Saturday at Trojan Arena.

Troy (16-8, 10-2 SBC) took a 2-0 lead in the match after a 25-22 win in set one and 25-21 win in set two. South Alabama (14-10, 8-4 SBC) cut the Trojan lead to 2-1 with a 25-20 win in set three before Troy clinched the match with a 25-19 victory in the fourth set.

The Jaguar defense finished with 14 total blocks, but the offense posted a .194 hitting percentage with 46 kills and 19 attack errors on 139 total attacks. 

Maddie Soboleski recorded her sixth double-double of the season, finishing with a team-high 14 kills and 15 digs along with two service aces and three blocks. Niki Capizzi posted a team-best seven blocks, and also added nine kills, one service ace and two digs.

Hannah Maddux finished with 11 kills, three digs and three blocks. Troy's Tori Hester recorded a double-double with a game-high 21 kills and 12 digs.

UP NEXT
South Alabama will return to action Fri., Nov. 4, when it hosts Coastal Carolina at 6 p.m. at Jag Gym.

QUOTES
Head Coach Jesse Ortiz
- On the loss:
"We had a hard time establishing a rhythm. We were going neck-to-neck, but they had runs and I think that was part of it; the team that had the runs was the one that pulled ahead, and they had more runs than we did."

- On returning home next weekend:
"We can't sit here and cry over spilled milk. We have to get in the gym and prep well. As a staff we have to do a better job of getting this team ready and then look to go knuckle up this next week. Coastal Carolina is a formidable team, and it's going to be a dogfight for sure over in Jag Gym."

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