South Alabama Sweeps Volleyball

Saturday, October 13

Statesboro, Ga.

6:30 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

7-14, 2-5SBC

South Alabama

10-11, 4-4SBC

South Alabama

Georgia Southern

Lauren Reichard hit .538 with seven kills.

10/13/2018 9:11:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

The Eagles play three on the road next week.

By: Marc Gignac

STATESBORO – Meaghan Jones posted a match-high 11 kills and added three blocks while hitting .391 to lead South Alabama to a 3-0 Sun Belt volleyball win over Georgia Southern Saturday night in Hanner Fieldhouse.

Eagle of the Match
Lauren Reichard hit .538 with seven kills and had four blocks for Georgia Southern (7-14, 2-5). The senior is four blocks away from breaking the school career record, set by Jennifer Charles in 2006.

Stat of the Match
There was only one lead change in the entire contest.

Key moments
GS battled back from an early 10-4 deficit in the first set, and a Reichard kill brought the Eagles to within one point at 22-21. GS gave up a point with a service error and an Eagle hitting error gave the Jags (10-11, 4-4) a 24-21 lead. GS scored the next point on a Reichard kill, but Alexis Silver put a ball down to end the set for South Alabama.

Quotables from coach Dustin Wood
"We really struggled with passing tonight - they had 10 aces in three sets. We fought, but there's no rhythm right now with all the changes we're having to make with our lineup."

"We'll look at the film and get back in the gym and work hard this week and get ready for three matches on the road."

Next Up
The Eagles travel to South Carolina State Tuesday for their final non-conference match of the season before playing at ULM and Louisiana in Sun Belt action Oct. 19-20.