MOBILE, Ala. | South Alabama will close out its eight-match road trip this week and open up Sun Belt Conference play with a two-match series versus in-state foe Troy at Trojan Arena. Match one of the series between the Trojans (5-5, 0-0 SBC) and the Jaguars (4-6, 0-0 SBC) is set for Thursday at 6 p.m., while match two is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m.

Live stats and the ESPN+ stream for both matches is available at wwww.USAJaguars.com.

GAME INFORMATION
Site: Trojan Arena (Troy, Ala.)

vs. Troy
AVCA: -- | RPI: --
Record: 5-5, 0-0 SBC

MATCH 1 
Date: 9/26
Time: 6 p.m.

MATCH 2
Date: 9/27
Time: 6 p.m.

THE SERIES
Series: 85 Meetings (USA, 51-34)
Home: 28-13 | Away: 20-17 | Neutral: 3-4
3-set: 16-8 | 4-set: 20-12 | 5-set: 7-13 
Current Streak: Troy 1
Last Meeting: USA, 3-0 (10/26/23) | TU, 3-1 (10/27/23)
Last Time in Troy: TU, 3-1 (10/29/22) | TU, 3-2 (10/28/22)

NOTES
•    The two in-state foes have met 85 times with South holding a 51-34 advantage in the series and a 20-17 record in Troy
•    The Trojans have won six of the last 10 series meetings, and four of the last five at Trojan Arena
•    The all-time series dates back to the 1974 season
•    South Alabama has won each of its last five league opening matches, and since the league began series play in 2020, the Jags are 7-1 both during the opening weekend of conference action and during their first road conference series weekend
•    Under head coach Jesse Ortiz, South has won all three of its Sun Belt openers and is 4-1 in SBC opening series, while the Jaguars are 3-0 in SBC road openers and 4-1 in conference road-opening series
•    Both Abryanna Cannon and Anna Loberg recorded a pair of double-doubles at the Alabama Showdown. Cannon came up two kills shy (eight kills, 15 digs, vs. Samford) of posting three at the tournament
•    Cannon leads the team in points (3.81) and kills (3.21) per set, ranking eighth in the league in points
•    Loberg is averaging 8.88 assists per set, third-best in the SBC in the category this fall
•    Middle hitter Lillie Simons is coming off her best weekend of the season after recording 32 kills, including a career-high 16 vs. Samford, to go along with 13 total blocks
•    Libero Briana Wilson leads the team in digs with 3.88 per set – eighth in the SBC

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