South Alabama (9-6, 4-0 SBC) vs. Texas State (7-8, 2-2 SBC)
Location: San Marcos, Texas (Strahan Arena)

MATCH 1
Date: Thursday, Oct. 9
First Serve: 6 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

MATCH 2
Date: Friday, Oct. 10
First Serve: 6 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series: 23rd & 24th Meetings (TXST, 14-8)
Home: 6-4 | Away: 1-6 | Neutral: 1-4
3-set: 3-4 | 4-set: 2-7 | 5-set: 3-3
Current Streak: USA 2
Last Meeting: USA swept the series, 3-1 (10/12/24) and 3-1 (10/11/24)
Last Time in San Marcos: Texas State swept the series, 3-1 (10/21/23) and 3-0 (10/20/23)

JAG NOTES
•    South Alabama (9-6, 4-0 SBC) enters the SBC series with Texas State after sweeping ULM in Monroe, defeating the Warhawks 3-0 and 3-1
•    In the series, Sarah Gooch recorded 35 kills, averaged 5.00 kills per set and hit a blistering .500, while leading the club with 36.0 points and 5.14 points per set
•    Gooch also had 19 digs and averaged 2.71 digs per set against the Warhawks
•    Gooch currently ranks seventh in the Sun Belt in kills (3.50), and through the first two weeks of SBC action, she is averaging 4.47 kps, which is third most among offensive players
•    Gooch leads the league with a .461 hitting percentage and is also third in the league in points with 4.80 per set against conference foes
•    Cambria Gaier is averaging 3.00 kills per set, and the freshman outside hitter leads South with 26 aces and is fourth in the Sun Belt with 0.45 aces per set
•    Gaier has led the club offensively in eight matches, while Gooch has paced the club offensively eight times as well
•    As a team, South is second in the Sun Belt in aces (1.72), and is averaging 2.26 blocks per set
•    In conference matches, South Alabama ranks in the Top 5 in all but one category, and its .290 hitting percentage in league play ranks first
•    Redshirt freshman Alexa Strandberg has 61 total blocks this fall, including 16 solo blocks, and ranks sixth in the conference with 1.09 per set
•    Strandberg has led South in blocks in 11 matches and has had three or more blocks in eight of her last 11 and 11 of her 15 matches this season
•    Senior libero Briana Wilson is averaging 4.43 digs per set, which ranks third in the league

SERIES NOTES VS. THE BOBCATS
•    Texas State (7-8, 2-2 SBC) enters series versus the Jags after splitting its two matches last weekend with Troy
•    Samantha Wunsch ranks ninth in the SBC in kills (3.34) and seventh in points (3.94)
•    Bobcat setter Anna Blaine is second in the conference with 9.67 assists per set
•    At the net, Jade Defraeye's 1.28 blocks per set are third-most in the league
•    She has 73 total blocks on the year and as a team, Texas State is fourth in the Sun Belt with 2.39 per set

A QUICK LOOK AT TEXAS STATE
•    South Alabama and Texas State have met 22 previous times in the all-time series
•    The Bobcats hold a 14-8 advantage in the series 
•    South Alabama swept both meetings in Mobile a year ago, picking up a pair of 3-1 victories
•    Texas State holds a 6-1 series advantage in San Marcos
•    The lone win for the Jaguars on the Bobcats' home floor came during the 2017 season, a 3-0 win

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