MOBILE, Ala. | After evening its Sun Belt Conference record last weekend, South Alabama will close out its four-match home stand this weekend when the Jags host Texas State at Jag Gym. The Jaguars will open the series on Friday at 6 p.m. and then take on the Bobcats on Saturday at 1 p.m.

South Alabama (6-8, 2-2 SBC) enters the weekend series after picking up a series sweep of ULM in Mobile, defeating the Warhawks 3-1 in match one and 3-0 in the series finale, while Texas State (10-5, 4-0 SBC) earned a pair of 3-0 sweeps in San Marcos over Troy.

Live stats will be available on the schedule page at USAJaguars.com, while both matches will also be streamed on ESPN+.

PROMOTIONS
Friday Night – Red Out 
Giveaway – 100 Red Shirts & 100 Briana Wilson cards

Saturday Afternoon – Camper Reunion Day 
Giveaway – 100 Red trucker hats, poster giveaway (while supplies last), and 100 Maradith O'Gorman cards

There will also be a post-match autograph session after Texas State game on Saturday

GAME INFORMATION
Site: Jag Gym (Mobile, Ala.)

SOUTH ALABAMA Jaguars
AVCA: -- | RPI: 167
Record: 6-8, 2-2 SBC

TEXAS STATE Bobcats
AVCA: -- | RPI: 100
Record: 10-5, 4-0 SBC

SERIES SCHEDULE
Match 1: Fri., October 11, 2024 | 6 p.m.
Match 2: Sat., October 12, 2024 | 1 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series: 21st & 22nd Meetings (TXST, 16-4)
Home: 4-4 | Away: 1-6 | Neutral: 1-4
3-set: 3-4 | 4-set: 0-7 | 5-set: 3-3 
Current Streak: TXST 3

Last Meeting
Texas State, 3-1 (10/21/23)
Texas State, 3-0 (10/20/23)

Last Time in Mobile
South Alabama, 3-2 (10/22/22)
Texas State, 3-1 (10/21/22)

NOTES
•    Since the 2021 season, South Alabama's 39 Sun Belt Conference wins are second-most in the league only to Texas State who has 44
•    Abryanna Cannon (759) is 41 kills shy of reaching 800 for her collegiate career
•    Cannon (193) is seven total blocks shy of 200 for her career
•    Cannon has posted double-digit kill nine times this fall and has led the club in kills on eight occasions, to go along with four double-doubles
•    Cannon has also had nine or more digs in five of her last seven matches
•    Sarah Gooch has had nine or more kills in six of her last eight matches, 10 or more in four of those, including each of her last three
•    O'Gorman (388) is 12 kills shy of 400 for her career
•    O'Gorman has recorded eight or more kills in eight of her last 10 outings
•    Lillie Simons (284) is 16 kills shy of 300 for her career and (194) six block assists shy of 200 for her career
•    Over her last seven matches, Simons has recorded 64 kills and 43 total blocks, recording eight or more kills in five of those matches
•    Wilson has recorded 14 or more digs in seven-straight entering the weekend
•    Wilson (388) is 12 digs shy of 400 for her career
•    As a team, the Jaguars rank fourth in the Sun Belt in blocks, averaging 2.22 per set

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