Ga. Southern (12-4, 5-1) at Troy (10-7, 3-3) Date: Oct. 15 - 7 p.m. ET - Trojan Arena Series: GS leads 14-6, W3 | Series History Live Video (ESPN+) | Live Stats

Ga. Southern at South Alabama (12-6, 5-1) Date: Oct. 16 - 7 p.m. ET - Jag Gym Series: GS trails 10-7, L6 | Series History Live Video (ESPN+) | Live Stats

 

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• Winners of eight of their last nine, the Eagles travel to the Yellowhammer State to face Troy and South Alabama this week. It's the first of two meetings against both teams this season, and both contests will air live on ESPN+.

• Georgia Southern is coming off a pair of thrilling five-set wins over Georgia State. Troy and South Alabama both split their road series at Appalachian State and Coastal Carolina after topping the Mountaineers and falling to the Chanticleers.

• The Eagles lead the all-time series against Troy 14-6 and have won the last three. GS is 3-3 against Troy on the road.

• Georgia Southern trails the all-time series against South Alabama 10-7 and has lost the last six. The Eagles are 3-6 against the Jags on the road. 

• Sophomore Grace Slader was named the Sun Belt Setter of the Week after averaging 10.80 assists and 1.50 digs a set in the two wins against the Panthers. It's the second Sun Belt Weekly award for an Eagle this season - Ashlyn Lovett was named the Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 28.

• Slader ranks fifth in the Sun Belt in assists (8.78/set) and third in aces (0.41/set), and Lovett ranks 10th in digs (3.82/set).

• Baylor Bumford ranks second in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.359), and Mya Wilson ranks ninth (.279). Bumford is 10th in blocks (0.97/set).

• The Eagles rank third in the Sun Belt in hitting percentage (.230), fifth in aces (1.56/set) and sixth in blocks (2.15/set). GS also ranks fifth in opponent hitting percentage, holding its opponents to .164, and the Eagles are limiting their opponents to 11.51 kills a set, good for second in the league.

• Madison Brown is the seventh Eagle to surpass 2,500 assists for her career, and the senior ranks sixth on the Georgia Southern all-time list with 2,628.

• The Eagles' 12 wins so far this season are the most since Georgia Southern went 15-18 in 2016.

• Following the weekend, the Eagles open a four-match homestand against Little Rock Friday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse. The Eagles also play host to Arkansas State (Oct. 23), Texas State (Oct. 29) and UTA (Oct. 31) during the stretch.