Friday, September 3
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
10 a.m.
Southern Miss
vs
Buffalo
Golden Eagles Head to Tuscaloosa for Crimson Tide Invitational
9/2/2021 4:48:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Southern Miss Golden Eagles (4-0, 0-0 C-USA)
Crimson Tide Invitational at Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0, 0-0 SEC), Troy Trojans (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt), Buffalo Bulls (1-2, 0-0 MAC)
September 3-4 -- Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Foster Auditorium)
Live Scores: SouthernMiss.com
Stream: SECN+ (Southern Miss vs. Alabama ONLY)
Schedule:
Friday, September 3 - 10 a.m. CT | Southern Miss vs. Buffalo
Friday, September 3 - 2 p.m. CT | Southern Miss vs. Troy
Saturday, September 4 - 2 p.m. CT | Southern Miss vs. Alabama
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Following a strong opening weekend in the Southern Miss Volleyball Classic, the Golden Eagles head to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for the Crimson Tide Invitational. Southern Miss will take on Buffalo and Troy on Friday before facing off with the host, Alabama, Saturday afternoon.
Southern Miss enters this weekend riding a wave of momentum. The Golden Eagles defended home court during the Southern Miss Classic, jumping out to a 4-0 record for the first time since 2015.
The Crimson Tide Invitational will serve as the first road test for this Southern Miss squad. Alabama enters the tournament following a 3-0 stint at the Marshall Invitational last weekend. Buffalo dropped matches against Syracuse and Albany and picked up a win against UConn at the Syracuse Invite, while Troy enters the Invitational with a 1-1 record.
Mia Wesley, Aliah Giroux and Kenzie Smith led the way for the Golden Eagles in last week's tournament. They were named to the Southern Miss Classic All-Tournament team for their efforts, with Wesley taking MVP honors.Â
Wesley filled up the stat sheet in her first tournament with Southern Miss. She leads all Golden Eagles in kills with 52 (4.00 per set.) Smith dished out 139 assists over the four matches and Giroux tallied 67 digs (5.15 per set) as the team's libero.
Freshman Cara Atkinson also shined in her collegiate debut last weekend, and the Golden Eagles will look to her for a surge of offense throughout the tournament. She sits only behind Wesley in kills, with 31 (2.58 per set.)
As a program, Southern Miss outplayed its opponents during their first four matches. The Golden Eagles recorded 14.07 kills per set, while their opponents only managed to tally 10.20. Southern Miss was also superb at the service line, dishing out 30 service aces over the Southern Miss Classic.Â
The Golden Eagles will look to use the momentum they gained last weekend for this test in Tuscaloosa. Southern Miss will first take on Buffalo on Friday at 10 a.m. before battling Troy at 2 p.m. The Golden Eagles will round out their weekend with a duel against Alabama on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Fans can follow the Golden Eagles on Twitter and Instagram at @SouthernMissVB and Facebook at facebook.com/SouthernMissVB.
Quick Notes:
- The Golden Eagles head to Tuscaloosa to take part in the Crimson Tide Invitational, hosted by Alabama.
- Southern Miss opened its season with a record of 4-0 for the first time since 2015. The Golden Eagles took down MVSU, SIU, USC Upstate and Louisiana at home last weekend.
- Mia Wesley, Aliah Giroux and Kenzie Smith were named to the Southern Miss Classic All-Tournament Team. Wesley earned MVP honors.
- Southern Miss battles against Alabama for the first time since 2018 on Saturday.Â
- The Golden Eagles out-scored their opponents last weekend, 14.07 kills per set vs. 10.20.
- Southern Miss heads to a non conference tournament for the first time since 2019.
Crimson Tide Invitational at Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0, 0-0 SEC), Troy Trojans (1-1, 0-0 Sun Belt), Buffalo Bulls (1-2, 0-0 MAC)
September 3-4 -- Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Foster Auditorium)
Live Scores: SouthernMiss.com
Stream: SECN+ (Southern Miss vs. Alabama ONLY)
Schedule:
Friday, September 3 - 10 a.m. CT | Southern Miss vs. Buffalo
Friday, September 3 - 2 p.m. CT | Southern Miss vs. Troy
Saturday, September 4 - 2 p.m. CT | Southern Miss vs. Alabama
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Following a strong opening weekend in the Southern Miss Volleyball Classic, the Golden Eagles head to Tuscaloosa, Ala. for the Crimson Tide Invitational. Southern Miss will take on Buffalo and Troy on Friday before facing off with the host, Alabama, Saturday afternoon.
Southern Miss enters this weekend riding a wave of momentum. The Golden Eagles defended home court during the Southern Miss Classic, jumping out to a 4-0 record for the first time since 2015.
The Crimson Tide Invitational will serve as the first road test for this Southern Miss squad. Alabama enters the tournament following a 3-0 stint at the Marshall Invitational last weekend. Buffalo dropped matches against Syracuse and Albany and picked up a win against UConn at the Syracuse Invite, while Troy enters the Invitational with a 1-1 record.
Mia Wesley, Aliah Giroux and Kenzie Smith led the way for the Golden Eagles in last week's tournament. They were named to the Southern Miss Classic All-Tournament team for their efforts, with Wesley taking MVP honors.Â
Wesley filled up the stat sheet in her first tournament with Southern Miss. She leads all Golden Eagles in kills with 52 (4.00 per set.) Smith dished out 139 assists over the four matches and Giroux tallied 67 digs (5.15 per set) as the team's libero.
Freshman Cara Atkinson also shined in her collegiate debut last weekend, and the Golden Eagles will look to her for a surge of offense throughout the tournament. She sits only behind Wesley in kills, with 31 (2.58 per set.)
As a program, Southern Miss outplayed its opponents during their first four matches. The Golden Eagles recorded 14.07 kills per set, while their opponents only managed to tally 10.20. Southern Miss was also superb at the service line, dishing out 30 service aces over the Southern Miss Classic.Â
The Golden Eagles will look to use the momentum they gained last weekend for this test in Tuscaloosa. Southern Miss will first take on Buffalo on Friday at 10 a.m. before battling Troy at 2 p.m. The Golden Eagles will round out their weekend with a duel against Alabama on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Fans can follow the Golden Eagles on Twitter and Instagram at @SouthernMissVB and Facebook at facebook.com/SouthernMissVB.
Quick Notes:
- The Golden Eagles head to Tuscaloosa to take part in the Crimson Tide Invitational, hosted by Alabama.
- Southern Miss opened its season with a record of 4-0 for the first time since 2015. The Golden Eagles took down MVSU, SIU, USC Upstate and Louisiana at home last weekend.
- Mia Wesley, Aliah Giroux and Kenzie Smith were named to the Southern Miss Classic All-Tournament Team. Wesley earned MVP honors.
- Southern Miss battles against Alabama for the first time since 2018 on Saturday.Â
- The Golden Eagles out-scored their opponents last weekend, 14.07 kills per set vs. 10.20.
- Southern Miss heads to a non conference tournament for the first time since 2019.
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