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Dalayla Blackwell

Women's Volleyball

Preview: Matches 27-28 | Georgia Southern Preview

MATCH THEMES AND PROMOS
•    Thursday, Nov. 12 
•    Promotion: Veteran's Day and Enter-To-Win Football Tickets

•    Friday, Nov. 13 
•    Promotion: Fan Appreciation Night Promotion: Military & First Responders Appreciation

LAST SUN BELT SERIES    
– South Alabama earned a split in its final SBC road series over the weekend at Southern Miss, taking the opener, 3-1, but falling in straight sets in the finale
– In her two matches with the Golden Eagles, libero Addison Hurst recorded 33 digs for a 4.71 digs per set average, and also added four aces for a .057 per set average
– Last weekend, Georgia Southern secured the program's first East Division championship, sweeping Georgia State in straight sets
– The Eagles enter the series having swept each of their last three SBC series and five of their league series this fall

JAG NOTES
•    Dalayla Blackwell has had double-digit kills in eight of her last 10 matches – 14 on the season, and has hit .304 or better 14 times
•    Blackwell is currently third in the Sun Belt Conference in hitting percentage (.349) and ranks fifth in blocks per set as she is averaging 1.21
•    Her 120 total blocks are second-most in the conference, while her 22 solo blocks lead the SBC and her 98 block assists rank third
•    Anabelle Cerny has had a double-double in seven of her last eight matches and leads the team with 16 double-doubles this fall
•    Hurst has been stellar in the backcourt over South's past two series as she has posted a pair of 20-dig performances and averaged 4.93 digs per set over that four-match stretch

South Alabama (12-14, 7-7 SBC) vs. Georgia Southern (19-7, 11-3 SBC)
Location:
Mobile, Ala. (Jag Gym)
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

MATCH 1
Date:
Thursday, Nov. 12
First Serve: 6 p.m.

MATCH 2
Date:
Friday, Nov. 13
First Serve: 6 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series:
22 meetings (USA leads 14-8)
Home: 7-3 | Away: 5-4 | Neutral: 2-1
3-set: 9-1 | 4-set: 3-4 | 5-set: 2-3
Current Streak: USA 1

SERIES NOTES
•    South Alabama and Georgia Southern have met 22 previous times in the all-time series with the last three coming in the postseason
•    The series this weekend will mark the first time the two clubs have met during the regular season since 2021
•    The Jaguars defeated the Eagles in straight-sets in the opening round of the 2025 SBC Championship last season
•    South Alabama has won 10 of the last 11 meetings dating back to the 2018 season
•    Of the South's 14 wins in the series, nine have been in straight sets
•    South Alabama holds a 10-1 record in the series in matches played in the state of Alabama
•    Since the Eagles joined the Sun Belt Conference (2014), South has won 14 of the 19 meetings
•    Georgia Southern opened up the series, which began during the 2010 season, with five-straight wins

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Players Mentioned

Dalayla Blackwell

#7 Dalayla Blackwell

MH
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Addison Hurst

#3 Addison Hurst

L/DS
5' 8"
Junior
Anabelle Cerny

#2 Anabelle Cerny

S
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dalayla Blackwell

#7 Dalayla Blackwell

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
MH
Addison Hurst

#3 Addison Hurst

5' 8"
Junior
L/DS
Anabelle Cerny

#2 Anabelle Cerny

6' 0"
Freshman
S