South Alabama (5-6, 0-0 SBC) vs. Troy (2-6, 0-0 SBC)
Location: Mobile, Ala. (Jag Gym)
MATCH 1
Date: Friday, Sept. 26
First Serve: 6 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB
MATCH 2
Date: Saturday, Sept. 27
First Serve: 1 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB
THE SERIES
All-time series: 87 Meetings (USA, 51-36)
Home: 28-13 |
Away: 20-19 |
Neutral: 3-4
3-set: 16-9 |
4-set: 20-12 |
5-set: 7-14
Current Streak: Troy 3
Last Meeting: Troy swept the series: 3-0 (9/26/24) and 3-2 (9/27/24)
Last Time in Mobile: The two teams split the series: USA, 3-0 (10/26/23) and Troy, 3-1 (10/27/23)
MATCH THEMES AND PROMOS
• Friday, September 26 | vs. Troy: Greek Night/Beat Troy
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Promotion/Giveaway: Free Godfather's Pizza for Students, Beat Troy Shirts
• Saturday, September 27 | vs. Troy: Kids Game/Pajamas Day
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Promotion/Giveaway: 2025 Team Posters, Post Game Autographs
JAG NOTES
• South Alabama (5-6) enters conference play after going 1-2 over the weekend at the Alabama Showdown
• In her four matches last week,
Sarah Gooch averaged 3.11 kps, hit above .300 in three of her four matches, had 16 digs and five total blocks for 60.5 points
• This fall, Gooch is 10th in the league in kills with 3.16 per set
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Cambria Gaier is averaging nearly three kills a match (2.93 kps), and she has had double-digit kill tallies in six of her last seven matches
• The freshman outside hitter leads South with 20 aces and is tied for fourth in the Sun Belt with 0.47 aces per set
• On the defensive side of the net, South is fifth in the Sun Belt in both blocks (2.24) and aces (1.70)
• Redshirt freshman
Alexa Strandberg has 42 total blocks this fall, including 14 solo blocks, and sits just outside the SBC Top 10 in the category with 0.98 per set
• Senior libero
Briana Wilson is averaging 4.42 digs per set, which ranks third in the league
SERIES NOTES VS. TROY
• South Alabama and Troy have met 87 previous times in the all-time series
• The Jaguars hold a 51-36 (.586) advantage in the all-time series
• Troy swept the two meetings a year ago when the two clubs opened up conference play in Troy
• With the series sweep last fall, Troy has won five of the last six and eight of the last 11 series meetings
• South is 28-13 in the series on its home floor
• The all-time series dates back to the 1974 season
A QUICK LOOK AT THE TROJANS
• Troy (2-6, 0-0 SBC) enter conference play after dropping both matches last weekend at the Sports Imports Classic, falling to Virginia and Ohio State
• Four of the Trojans six losses have been in straight sets, while the two others have gone five sets
• South Alabama and Troy do have a pair of common opponents: Samford and Auburn
• The Jaguars went 1-1 against the two opponents, while the Trojans dropped both, falling 3-2 to Samford and 3-0 to the Tigers
• Offensively, Amiah Butler leads Troy and ranks second in the SBC in both kills (4.50) and points (4.79)
• Sydney Austin is third in the SBC in aces (0.54), and as a team, the Trojans also rank third in the category with 1.75 per set
SOUTH IN SBC OPENERS / IN SBC HOME OPENERS
• South Alabama holds an all-time record of 10-20 in Sun Belt Conference openers
• Since the league began series play in 2020, the Jags are 7-3 during the opening weekend of conference action
• Under head coach
Jesse Ortiz, South Alabama has won three of its four Sun Belt openers and is 4-3 in SBC opening series
• Since beginning regular-season conference play during the 1991 season, South Alabama holds an all-time record of 12-22 in Sun Belt Conference home openers, but the Jags have won eight of their last 11
• Under head coach
Jesse Ortiz, the Jaguars are a perfect 4-0 in SBC home openers
• South is also 7-0 under Ortiz in SBC home opening series
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