Southern Miss to Host South Alabama on Tuesday Night

Tuesday, October 8

Hattiesburg, Miss.

6 p.m. CT

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Southern Miss to Host South Alabama on Tuesday Night

10/7/2019 7:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss (1-15, 0-3 C-USA) women's volleyball team will welcome South Alabama (11-6, 3-1 Sun Belt) to town on Tuesday night for a 6 p.m. showdown at Reed Green Coliseum. The contest marks the final midweek game in October for the Golden Eagles.

The Last Time Out
Southern Miss will take the floor for the first time since dropping its C-USA home opener to North Texas last Friday night. Despite winning the first frame, the Golden Eagles fell to the Mean Green in four sets. Freshman Gillian Hidalgo led the way with a career-high 15 kills on a .235 hitting percentage.

Piper Matsumoto stayed hot after dishing out 40 assists, 13 digs, and five kills. The performance was the sixth double-double this season for the junior transfer from Fort Myers, Fla. Liana Guillemaud contributed with 13 kills, while Kess Krutsinger had five kills. Madison Lawler racked up 21 digs and four assists.

Match Notes

Tuesday's contest will mark the fifth consecutive year Southern Miss and South Alabama have come together for a nonconference battle.
In her last two matches, freshman Gillian Hidalgo has gone for 29 kills. Her 15 kills against North Texas was a career-best.
Madison Lawler has found herself with double-digit digs 11 times this season, including a career-high 28 against Alabama State.

Scouting South Alabama
The Jaguars head to Hattiesburg sporting an 11-6 record and a 3-1 record in Sun Belt play. They are also winners of seven of the last eight games. South Alabama produced wins over Georgia Southern, Little Rock, Arkansas State, Nicholls State, Bethune-Cookman, LA Tech, and Alabama State in that stretch.

Senior Kelley Hartman leads the offensive push for the Jaguars with 194 kills and a .404 hitting percentage. Hartman also leads South Alabama with 46 total blocks. Splitting time at the setter position, Rachael DeMarcus and Lillie Fromdahl have combined for 618 assists. Defensively, Ashlyn Roberts has a team-high 253 digs.

All-Time Series
Facing off for the 46^th time, South Alabama holds a 20-25 advantage in the all-time series. Dating back to 2016, the Golden Eagles have fallen in five sets twice and in three sets a season ago.

Match Info
Tuesday's contest will start at 6 p.m. Visit southernmiss.com for links to the live stream and live stats.

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