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Preview: Matches 7-9 | Jaguar Invitational

MATCH THEMES AND PROMOS
•    Friday, Sept. 11 | vs. Kennesaw State 
•    Promotion:
Military & First Responders Appreciation

•    Saturday, Sept. 12 | vs. Georgia 
•    Promotion:
Greek Night, $200 donated to the philanthropy of the chapter with the most attendance

•    Sunday, Sept. 13 | vs. Tulane 
•    Promotion:
White Out, White T-Shirt Giveaway

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, September 11

Tulane vs. Georgia | 2 p.m.
South Alabama vs. Kennesaw State | 6 p.m.

Saturday, September 12
Tulane vs. Kennesaw State | 2 p.m.
South Alabama vs. Georgia | 6 p.m.

Sunday, September 13
Georgia vs. Kennesaw State | 12 p.m.
South Alabama vs. Tulane | 4 p.m.

JAG NOTES
•    South Alabama enters the weekend after going 1-2 last weekend in its three matches in Nashville
•    The Jaguars opened with a five-set win at Belmont on Friday, but fell to Middle Tennessee (3-1) and at Lipscomb (3-0)
•    Cambria Gaier leads the club offensively with 3.04 kills per set and 3.58 points per set 
•    Gaier also leads the club with eight service aces, while Sarah Gooch and Annabell Cerny are right behind her with seven each
•    Cerny has also recorded a double-double in five of South's six matches this fall
•    Dalayla Blackwell (2.38 kps) ranks eighth in the league in hitting percentage (.333) and 10th in blocks (1.08)
•    Addison Hurst's 3.79 digs per set are sixth-most in the SBC entering the weekend
•    Head Coach Jesse Ortiz is just 3 wins away from reaching the 100-win mark for his career
•    When he does, he will be just the second coach in program history to reach the milestone

MATCH 7
South Alabama (2-4, 0-0 SBC) vs. Kennesaw State (5-1, 0-0 CUSA)
Location:
Mobile, Ala. (Jag Gym)
Date: Friday, Sept. 11
First Serve: 6 p.m.
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series:
Series tied 2-2
Home: 1-0 | Away: -- | Neutral: 1-2
3-set: 2-2 | 4-set: -- | 5-set: -- 
Current Streak: KSU 2

SERIES NOTES
•    South Alabama and Kennesaw State have met four previous times in the all-time series with the series tied 2-2
•    The Jags won the first two series meetings in straight set during the 2007 season, but the Owls took the last two, also in straight sets
•    The two teams last faced each other during the 2022 season in Starkville, Miss.
•    All four series meetings have been decided in straight sets

MATCH 8
South Alabama (2-4, 0-0 SBC) vs. Georgia (4-2, 0-0 SEC)
Location:
Mobile, Ala. (Jag Gym)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 12
First Serve: 6 p.m.
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series:
Georgia leads 6-2
Home: 0-1 | Away: 1-4 | Neutral: 1-1
3-set: 1-2 | 4-set: 0-2 | 5-set: -- 
Current Streak: UGA 6

SERIES NOTES
•    South Alabama and Georgia have met eight previous times in the all-time series
•    The Bulldogs hold a 6-2 series advantage and the two clubs haven't met since the 2016 season, a 3-1 win by UGA in Athens
•    In a series that dates back to 1975, South Alabama won the first two meetings, but Georgia has taken the last six with four of those coming in straight sets
•    Of the eight series meetings, only one has come in Mobile, with that one coming during the 1980 season

MATCH 9
South Alabama (2-4, 0-0 SBC) vs. Tulane (0-0, 0-0 AAC)
Location
: Mobile, Ala. (Jag Gym)
Date: Sunday, Sept.  13
First Serve: 4 p.m.
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

THE SERIES
All-time series:
Tulane leads 28-8
Home: 6-11 | Away: 1-16 | Neutral: 1-1
3-set: 1-13 | 4-set: 2-7 | 5-set: 3-6 
Current Streak: USA 2

SERIES NOTES
•    South Alabama and Tulane have met 36 previous times in the all-time series with the Green Wave holding a 28-8 series advantage
•    The Jaguars are just 6-11 in the series in meetings on their home court, including picking up a 3-1 victory last fall at the Jaguar Invitational
•    South Alabama snapped a 12-match series win streak by Tulane with a 3-0 win during the 2023 season
•    The Green Wave has won 22 of the last 25 meetings in the series dating back to the 1984 season

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Players Mentioned

Dalayla Blackwell

#7 Dalayla Blackwell

MH
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Sarah  Gooch

#0 Sarah Gooch

OH/RS
6' 1"
Junior
Addison Hurst

#3 Addison Hurst

L/DS
5' 8"
Junior
Cambria Gaier

#8 Cambria Gaier

OH/RS
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dalayla Blackwell

#7 Dalayla Blackwell

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
MH
Sarah  Gooch

#0 Sarah Gooch

6' 1"
Junior
OH/RS
Addison Hurst

#3 Addison Hurst

5' 8"
Junior
L/DS
Cambria Gaier

#8 Cambria Gaier

5' 11"
Freshman
OH/RS