Friday, October 25
Mobile, Ala.
7:30 p.m.
Georgia Southern University
6-14,1-8Sun Belt
2
at
3
South Alabama
16-7, 7-2Sun Belt
1
2
3
4
5
F
Ga. Southern
14
25
25
16
10
2
South Alabama
25
23
20
25
15
3
Baylor Bumford led the Eagles with 13 kills.
South Alabama Comes Back to top Volleyball in Five
10/25/2019 10:33:00 PM | Volleyball
The Eagles take on Troy Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
MOBILE, Ala. – Hannah Harris collected 13 kills, a match-high 18 digs and two blocks to lead South Alabama to a 3-2 (25-14, 23-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-10) Sun Belt volleyball victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in Jag Gym.
Eagles of the Match
Baylor Bumford notched 13 kills and four blocks while hitting .480 for the Eagles, and Maddie Bryant tallied 12 kills, 11 digs and two blocks.
Key Moments
Hannah Maddux capped a 4-0 run with an ace for the Jaguars as South Alabama (16-7, 7-2) opened a 7-3 lead early in the fifth. Trailing 8-4, Bryant helped the Eagles (6-14, 1-8) score five of the next seven points with a solo block, an ace and a kill that would trim the margin to 10-9. Hannah Harris halted the run with a kill, and South Alabama went on to win four of the next five points to take the set 15-10.
Trailing 1-0 in the match, the Eagles battled back from five-point deficit in the second. With the score tied 23-23, Bumford put down a kill off a Madison Brown assist, and Skylar Ball and Maddi Ruble combined for a block to give the Eagles the set, 25-23.
Key Stats
Georgia Southern falls to 0-4 in five-set matches this season, and South Alabama improves to 12-0 at home.
Quotables from Head Coach Chad Willis
"We're proud of the fight and saw a lot of positive things in good portions of a real battle tonight on a solid team's home court. Up 2-1 on the road, I thought in the fourth set, we sort of let our foot off the gas and struggled with first contact. We'll focus on our effort and execution in sets two and three as signs of the kind of potential we can continue to build upon moving forward."
Next Up
The Eagles travel to Troy for a 7:30 p.m. ET match on ESPN+ tomorrow.
Eagles of the Match
Baylor Bumford notched 13 kills and four blocks while hitting .480 for the Eagles, and Maddie Bryant tallied 12 kills, 11 digs and two blocks.
Key Moments
Hannah Maddux capped a 4-0 run with an ace for the Jaguars as South Alabama (16-7, 7-2) opened a 7-3 lead early in the fifth. Trailing 8-4, Bryant helped the Eagles (6-14, 1-8) score five of the next seven points with a solo block, an ace and a kill that would trim the margin to 10-9. Hannah Harris halted the run with a kill, and South Alabama went on to win four of the next five points to take the set 15-10.
Trailing 1-0 in the match, the Eagles battled back from five-point deficit in the second. With the score tied 23-23, Bumford put down a kill off a Madison Brown assist, and Skylar Ball and Maddi Ruble combined for a block to give the Eagles the set, 25-23.
Key Stats
Georgia Southern falls to 0-4 in five-set matches this season, and South Alabama improves to 12-0 at home.
Quotables from Head Coach Chad Willis
"We're proud of the fight and saw a lot of positive things in good portions of a real battle tonight on a solid team's home court. Up 2-1 on the road, I thought in the fourth set, we sort of let our foot off the gas and struggled with first contact. We'll focus on our effort and execution in sets two and three as signs of the kind of potential we can continue to build upon moving forward."
Next Up
The Eagles travel to Troy for a 7:30 p.m. ET match on ESPN+ tomorrow.
Team Stats
GS
USA
Kills
50
65
Errors
21
20
Attempts
170
159
Hitting %
.171
.283
Points
62.0
80.0
Assists
40
58
Aces
3
7
Blocks
9.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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