MOBILE, Ala. | After concluding a four-match, league road stretch, South Alabama volleyball returns home this weekend to close out the regular season as it welcomes Coastal Carolina to Jag Gym.

The Jaguars (14-10, 10-4 SBC) will open the series with the Chanticleers (11-15, 6-8 SBC) on Friday night at 6 p.m., and then close it out on Saturday at 1 p.m. Following the series finale, the program will recognize its two seniors, Abryanna Cannon and Lillie Simons.

Despite falling at Arkansas State last weekend, South Alabama has won 13 of its last 18 and have swept five of its seven league series this fall.     

PROMOTIONS
Friday – Military Appreciation (Mini American Flags)
Saturday – Senior Day Promotions: Koozies (while supplies last) and 100 Abryanna Cannon Player Trading Cards

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

SOUTH ALABAMA Jaguars
AVCA: -- | RPI: 112
Record: 14-10, 10-4 SBC

COASTAL CAROLINA Chanticleers
AVCA: -- | RPI: 92
Record: 11-15, 6-8 SBC

SERIES SCHEDULE
Match 1: Friday, November 15, 2024 | 6 p.m.
Match 2: Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 1 p.m.

THE SERIES
Series: 21st & 22nd Meetings (CCU, 14-6)
Home: 3-7 | Away: 2-6 | Neutral: 1-1
3-set: 3-7 | 4-set: 1-6 | 5-set: 2-1 
Current Streak: CCU 1

Last Meeting: 
CCU, 3-1 (11/18/23) 
USA, 3-0 (11/4/23)
CCU, 3-1 (11/3/23)

Last Time in Mobile:     
USA, 3-2 (11/5/22)
USA, 3-0 (11/4/22)

NOTES
•    The two teams have met 20 previous times in the all-time series with Coastal Carolina
•    Since snapping the 12-match win streak by the Chanticleers in the series, the Jags have won five of the last seven
•    The two clubs met three times during the 2023 season
•    South and Coastal split the two regular-season meetings with the Chants taking match one (3-1) and the Jags picking up match two (3-0) in Conway
•    In the third meeting, Coastal Carolina eliminated South Alabama from the SBC tournament with a four-set victory
•    Jaguar setter Anna Loberg is averaging 9.98 assists per set, which is second-best among league setters
•    In league play, Loberg is averaging 10.67 assists per set
•    South Alabama is also hitting a .241 percentage against conference foes, which is third-highest, and is second in assists, and third in points in league play
•    Cannon currently leads the team in points (4.00) and kills (3.40) per set, ranking fifth and sixth in the league, respectively in both categories
•    Cannon has posted double-digit kill 18 times this fall and has led the club in kills on 15 occasions, to go along with 12 double-doubles, including eight of her last nine matches
•    Sarah Gooch has led the club in kills in eight matches this fall, and recorded nine or more kills in 14 of her last 18 matches and 10 in double figures over the 18-match stretch
•    Middle blocker Lillie has 98 total blocks this season and ranks among the Top 10 in the league in category as she is fifth averaging 1.11 per set
•    As a team, the Jaguars rank second in the conference in blocks, averaging 2.45 per set
•    Junior libero Briana Wilson leads the team in digs with 4.38 per set – fifth best in the SBC 
•    In the series finale against ASU, Wilson recorded a career-high 30 digs

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