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Preview: Matches 25-26 | Southern Miss Preview

MATCH PROMO
•    Friday, Nov. 6 
•    Promotion: Toys for Tots Drive – Fans are asked to bring an unopened, unwrapped toy in exchange for free admission to the match

LAST SUN BELT SERIES
– South Alabama enters the series with Southern Miss after sweeping ULM in Mobile, taking the opener in straight sets and the finale in four
– Cambria Gaier returned from illness and led the club offensively in both matches, averaging 3.29 kills per set, while Dalayla Blackwell also averaged 3.14 kps
– Addison Hurst posted a career-high 21 digs in the finale and averaged 5.14 digs per set
– Southern Miss is coming off a series split at Louisiana where both matches were decided in five sets
– The duo of Aubrey Judd and Sadie McAda led USM offensively averaging 3.60 kps and 3.50 kps, respectively

JAG NOTES
•    Blackwell is currently third in the Sun Belt Conference in hitting percentage (.364) and ranks fourth in blocks per set as she is averaging 1.22
•    Blackwell's 112 total blocks are second-most in the conference, while her 22 solo blocks lead the SBC and her 90 block assists rank third
•    After missing the previous four series, Gaier returned to the Jaguar lineup last weekend and led the club with 23 kills and averaged 3.29 kills per set, while also recording five aces, 11 digs and a pair of blocks in the series with ULM
•    Anabelle Cerny has recorded 14 of South Alabama's double-doubles this season, with the 14 double-doubles are tied for eighth most in a season and just two shy of moving into the Top 15 for a career in program history

South Alabama (11-13, 6-6 SBC) vs. Southern Miss (15-8, 6-6 SBC)
Location:
Hattiesburg, Miss. (Pete Matthews Coliseum)
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

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

MATCH 2
Date:
Saturday, Nov. 7
First Serve: 2 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series:
59 Meetings (USA, 38-21)
Home: 18-8 | Away: 13-13 | Neutral: 7-0
3-set: 14-9 | 4-set: 9-8 | 5-set: 6-4
Current Streak: USA 6

SERIES NOTES
•    South Alabama and Southern Miss have met 59 previous times in the all-time series
•    The Jaguars hold a 38-21 series advantage in those meetings and are 13-13 in Hattiesburg versus the Golden Eagles
•    Last season, South Alabama swept the regular-season series in Mobile, picking up a pair of straight-set wins, to extend its series win streak to six
•    Since USM joined the Sun Belt Conference, South has won seven of the eight meetings
•    Since the 2012 season the Jaguars have also won 13 of the last 15 series meetings

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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
Cambria Gaier

#8 Cambria Gaier

OH/RS
5' 11"
Freshman
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
Cambria Gaier

#8 Cambria Gaier

5' 11"
Freshman
OH/RS
Anabelle Cerny

#2 Anabelle Cerny

6' 0"
Freshman
S