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Preview: Matches 15-16 | Louisiana Tech Series

MATCH THEMES AND PROMOS
•    Thursday, Oct. 1 | vs. Louisiana Tech
•    Promotion:
Welcome to the Jungle, Bucket Hats

•    Saturday, Oct. 3 | vs. Louisiana Tech
•    Promotion:
Alumni Day, 2026 Team Posters and Enter-To-Win: Football Tickets

PARKING ON SATURDAY
Due to Football Game Day traffic and logistical flow for South Alabama's game versus ULM later that evening, fans wanting to attend Saturday's match will need to enter at Entry 5 and park in Lots 501 or 502.

LAST TIME OUT    
– South Alabama opened league play at James Madison last weekend and fell in straight sets in each match to the Dukes
– Cambria Gaier led the club with 3.20 kills per set and 2.50 digs per set, while Eva Dittmar also averaged 3.00 kps in the series
– Louisiana Tech was swept at home by Southern Miss over the weekend falling in straight sets on Friday and in four on Saturday
– Tyra McKinnie led Tech offensively with 16 kills and averaged 1.29 blocks per set versus the Golden Eagles

JAG NOTES
•    Dalayla Blackwell is tied for third in the SBC in hitting percentage (.367) and tied for sixth in blocks (1.19 per set)
•    Anabelle Cenry ranks second in the league in assists with 9.21 per set
•    Cerny also had a team-best five double-doubles this fall, while Gaier has three
•    Gaier has also posted 18 sets this fall with four or more kills, and has 75 for her career
•    Alivia Freeman averaged a team-best 3.20 kills per set, while also leading the club with a .520 hitting percentage in the JMU series

South Alabama (5-9, 0-2 SBC) vs. Louisiana Tech (7-9, 0-2 SBC)
Location:
Mobile, Ala. (Jag Gym)
Live Stats: USAJaguars.com
Watch: ESPN+ (Thursday's Match Only)
Social: @SouthAlabamaVB

MATCH 15
Date:
Thursday, Oct. 1
First Serve: 6 p.m.

MATCH 16
Date:
Saturday, Oct. 3
First Serve: 12 p.m.

THE SERIES
All-time series:
LA Tech leads 14-4
Home: 2-7 | Away: 1-5 | Neutral: 1-2
3-set: 1-10 | 4-set: 3-2 | 5-set: 0-2 
Current Streak: USA 3

SERIES NOTES
•    South Alabama and Louisiana Tech have met 18 previous times in the all-time series, but not since 2019
•    Tech holds a 14-4 advantage in those meetings
•    13 of the series meetings have come in Sun Belt play, as Tech was previously a league member, but left following the 2000 season, before rejoining the league this fall
•    South Alabama has won each of the last three series meetings with two of those coming in Mobile

FOLLOW THE JAGS
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Players Mentioned

Dalayla Blackwell

#7 Dalayla Blackwell

MH
5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
Eva Dittmar

#4 Eva Dittmar

OH/RS
6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
Cambria Gaier

#8 Cambria Gaier

OH/RS
5' 11"
Freshman
Alivia  Freeman

#16 Alivia Freeman

MH
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Dalayla Blackwell

#7 Dalayla Blackwell

5' 11"
Redshirt Sophomore
MH
Eva Dittmar

#4 Eva Dittmar

6' 1"
Redshirt Freshman
OH/RS
Cambria Gaier

#8 Cambria Gaier

5' 11"
Freshman
OH/RS
Alivia  Freeman

#16 Alivia Freeman

6' 1"
Junior
MH