JAG NOTES
•    South Alabama (0-2) enters the tournament after dropping both its matches last weekend: to No. 20 Baylor (3-1) and at LSU (3-0)
•    Offensively, the Jags were led by the trio of Sarah Gooch (15), Cambria Gaier (14) and Eva Dittmar (13) who combined for 42 kills during the opening weekend of play
•    Gaier also had five aces last weekend, and ranks third in the Sun Belt as she is averaging 0.71 aces per set
•    On the defensive side of the net, South leads the Sun Belt with 2.86 blocks per set after the opening weekend of play
•    Dalayla Blackwell, Alexa Strandberg and Gooch are each tied for sixth in the SBC in blocks with 1.14 per set
•    Senior libero Briana Wilson is averaging 4.29 digs per set, which ranks eighth in the league

MATCH 1
South Alabama (0-2, 0-0 SBC) vs. Central Michigan (1-2, 0-0 MAC)
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. (Klotsche Center)
Date: Friday, Sept. 5
First Serve: 4 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: YouTube
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series: First Meeting
Home: -- | Away: -- | Neutral: --
3-set: -- | 4-set: -- | 5-set: -- 
Current Streak: --
Last Meeting: --
Last Time in Milwaukee: --

SERIES NOTES
•    The meeting will mark the first-ever in the series between South Alabama and Central Michigan

A QUICK LOOK AT CHIPPEWAS
•    Central Michigan (1-2) opened up the season with a 3-1 victory, but dropped its next two matches, falling in four sets to both then-19th-ranked BYU in Provo and Farleigh Dickenson at the doTERRA Classic
•    Taylor Cripe leads the Chippewas offensively with 2.92 kills per set, while on the defensive side of the net, Abby Olin recorded 11.0 blocks over the weekend
•    Olin, Natalia Rejment and Grace Thomas were named to the Preseason all-MAC team, and with three honorees, the Chippewas had the most of any team in the conference
•    Central Michigan was picked to finish third out of 12 teams in the Mid-American Conference

MATCH 2
South Alabama (0-2, 0-0 SBC) vs. Iowa State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. (Klotsche Center)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 6
First Serve: 4 p.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: YouTube
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series: First Meeting
Home: -- | Away: -- | Neutral: --
3-set: -- | 4-set: -- | 5-set: -- 
Current Streak: --
Last Meeting: --
Last Time in Milwaukee: --

SERIES NOTES
•    The meeting will mark the first-ever in the series between South Alabama and Iowa State

A QUICK LOOK AT THE CYCLONES
•    Iowa State (2-0) picked up a pair of straight-set sweeps over Bucknell and Ohio at the Bobcat Invite in Athens, Ohio, during the opening weekend of play
•    Pam McCune led the Cyclones offensively with 3.33 kills per set, while Tierney Jackson and Lilly Wacholz averaged nearly three kills a set
•    Jackson is also averaging 1.50 blocks per set and has nine total blocks
•    Maya Duckworth was named preseason all-Big 12 after totaling 215 kills, 109 digs, 30 blocks and 11 aces as a junior during the 2024 season

MATCH 3
South Alabama (0-0, 0-0 SBC) vs. Milwaukee (0-2, 0-0 Horizon)
Location: Milwaukee, Wis. (Klotsche Center)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 7
First Serve: 11 a.m. CT
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series: First Meeting
Home: -- | Away: -- | Neutral: --
3-set: -- | 4-set: -- | 5-set: -- 
Current Streak: --
Last Meeting: --
Last Time in Milwaukee: --

SERIES NOTES
•    The meeting will mark the first-ever in the series between South Alabama and Milwaukee

A QUICK LOOK AT THE PANTHERS
•    Milwaukee (0-2) was swept by Omaha in both its matches during the opening weekend of play
•    Natalie Schmitz, a second-team all-conference selection a year ago, leads the club on offense with 2.83 kills per set
•    Kara Erdmann – the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection in 2024 – paces the Panthers in the defensive back court with nearly five digs per set (4.83 dps)
•    Milwaukee was picked to finish second in the preseason Horizon League Poll after finishing 15-3 in the league

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