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Probable Starters:
#1
Hannah McGlockton
#6
Rebekah Farthing
#13
Baylor Bumford
#15
Robin Rosser
#16
Grace Slader
#21
Paige Powers
#23
Christina Walton
• Georgia Southern travels to Birmingham, Alabama, for the Blazer Invitational this weekend. The Eagles play host UAB Friday at 8 p.m. ET and take on Kennesaw State Saturday at 3 p.m.
• Georgia Southern won the Bash in the Boro in Hanner Fieldhouse last weekend and at 3-0, the Eagles are off to their best start since 2013.
Hannah McGlockton averaged 3.90Â kills per set in the tournament and was named the MVP.Â
Paige Powers and
Grace Slader joined her on the all-tournament squad.
• UAB went 0-2 at Troy's tournament, falling 3-0 to Ole Miss and Troy. Kennesaw State went 1-2 at the C of C Invitational. The Owls defeated Indiana State 3-1, but fell 3-2 to Montana and 3-1 to the host Cougars.
• Georgia Southern trails the all-time series 3-0 vs. UAB and is 0-1 on the road. The Eagles are 2-1 against Kennesaw State and 1-1 on a neutral floor. GS last played UAB in 2005 and last faced Kennesaw State in 2015.
• The Eagles rank 15th in the country and first in the Sun Belt in kills per set (14.90).
• McGlockton ranks second in the Sun Belt in kills per set, and Slader ranks 21st in the country and first in the Sun Belt in assists per set (11.10).
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Madison Brown ranks seventh in career assists at Georgia Southern with 2,389.
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Rebekah Farthing ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference in digs (4.34/set) in 2020 and is currently ranked eighth (4.10).
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Mya Wilson was named second-team All-Sun Belt last season and Preseason All-Sun Belt in the league's Coaches Poll.
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Maddie Bryant has 530 career kills, 465 digs and 122 blocks in 72 matches.
• Georgia Southern will play its next five matches at home to finish out its non-conference schedule. The Eagles are set to play host to FIU next Friday and Murray State Saturday.Â
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