Volleyball Preview: Eagles Play Host to Jacksonville in Hanner

Tuesday, February 2

Statesboro, Ga.

6 p.m.

Georgia Southern University

Jacksonville

Haley Fuller and the Eagles host Jacksonville Tuesday night in Hanner.

Photo by: AJ Henderson - Georgia Southern Athletics

Volleyball Preview: Eagles Play Host to Jacksonville in Hanner

2/1/2021 10:13:00 AM | Volleyball

Georgia Southern plays the first of two home matches this spring Tuesday.

By: Marc Gignac

Georgia Southern (5-11) vs. Jacksonville (1-1)
Date: Feb. 2, 6 p.m.
Series: GS trails 17-10, W2 | Series History
Admission is free!
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Georgia Southern	Jacksonville
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Probable Starters:
#1 Hannah McGlockton
#7 Mya Wilson
#8 Rebekah Farthing
#9 Chamblee Russell
#13 Baylor Bumford
#16 Grace Slader
#23 Christina Walton

• Georgia Southern plays host to Jacksonville Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Hanner Fieldhouse, and admission is free. It's the first of two home matches scheduled for the spring.

• The Eagles fell 3-0 at College of Charleston in their spring opener Saturday night. Jacksonville is 1-1 and coming off a 3-2 win at FIU Jan. 27.

• When the NCAA decided to move the Volleyballl Championship to the spring because of COVID, the Sun Belt opted to play out the conference season and championship in the fall so Georgia Southern played 15 matches last semester.

• Georgia Southern has won three of its last five matches, including a 3-2 victory over Troy Nov. 18, for the program's first Sun Belt Tournament win.

• Jacksonville leads the all-time series, which began in 1985, 17-10, but the Eagles have won the last two, both of which were in Hanner Fieldhouse, and are 7-3 in the last 10. The teams last met in 2012. Georgia Southern is 6-2 against Jacksonville at home.

• Georgia Southern added freshman setter Grace Slader, a transfer from West Virginia, to the roster in December, and she is eligible to compete this spring. She recorded 12 assists, three digs, an ace and a block in her Eagle debut at Charleston.

• Sophomore Mya Wilson was named second-team All-Sun Belt in a vote by the league's 12 head coaches following the Sun Belt Tournament in November. Wilson ranks ninth in the Sun Belt in points (3.44/s), 10th in hitting percentage (.265), 10th in blocks (0.88/s) and 12th in kills (2.88/s). She reached double-figure kills in eight matches, tallied a season-high 15 kills and hit .714 against Troy in the regular-season finale and posted a season-high seven blocks against the Trojans in the Sun Belt Tourney.

• Chamblee Russell was named the Sun Belt Freshman of the Week Nov. 3 after averaging four kills and three digs a set while hitting .295 in two matches against Georgia State. It was the second time the freshman earned the honor this season.

• Junior setter Madison Brown has topped the 2,000-assist mark for her career (2,378) and ranks seventh on the school's all-time list. Brown was named Sun Belt Setter of the Week Oct. 6 and Nov. 17.

• Junior Maddie Bryant crossed the 500-kill mark in the fall and enters the spring with 523. Bryant is 41 digs away from 500 for her career.

• The Eagles had three home matches against Appalachian State canceled in the fall because of COVID-19 related issues.

• GS is scheduled to play one more match this spring when they host North Florida Feb. 9 in Hanner Fieldhouse. First serve is set for 5 p.m.