Box Score

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The University of South Alabama volleyball team defeated Nicholls State in straight sets (25-16, 25-23, 25-21) Saturday at Pete Mathews Coliseum to close the Jax State Invitational.

USA (6-3) posted a .273 team hitting percentage, and tallied 66 digs and eight total blocks defensively to improve to 3-1 in netural-site matches. The Jaguars improved their win streak against Nicholls State to six matches, dating back to 2012, with the victory.

GAME FACTS
- USA jumped out to a 3-0 lead on a kill by Maddie Soboleski and pair of kills from Hannah Maddux. A second 3-0 run that featured a kill by Soboleski and block-assist by Kennedy Wallace and Soboleski gave the Jags a 6-1 advantage.
- A 3-0 NSU run cut the Jaguar lead to 13-12, but the Jaguars used a 7-0 run, highlighted by two block-assist by Wallace and Kailey Keeble and a service ace from Paige Lynn, to take a 20-12 lead. 
- USA earned set point at 24-15 on a kill by Morgan Stalcup, and clinched the set 25-16 on a kill by Carissa Bradford to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
- Nicholls State held a 5-4 lead in set two before the Jaguars went on a 4-0 run that included kills by Wallace, Bradford and Keeble, and a service ace from Alayna Maslinski, for an 8-5 advantage.
- Consecutive kills by Bradford and Maddux gave USA a 17-12 lead. 
- NSU answered with a 3-0 scoring run to cut the Jaguar lead to 17-15, but a kill by Maddux and block-assist from Stalcup and Maddux pushed the USA advantage to 19-15.
- Back-to-back service aces from Nicholls' Devon Bright highlighted a 4-0 Colonel run that cut the Jaguar lead to 23-22. 
- USA earned set point at 24-22 on a kill by Wallace, and clinched the set 25-23 on a kill by Bradford to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
- The Jaguars clinched the match with a 25-21 win in set three to extend its win streak against Nicholls State to six matches.

NOTES
- Soboleski recorded her third consecutive double-double, finishing with 11 kills and 15 digs, and also posted a .300 hitting percentage, three assists and two block-assists.
- Bradford finished with a game-high 15 kills, along with a .297 hitting percentage and one dig.
- Keeble finished with a game-high 34 assists, eight digs, three block-assists and five kills.
- Rachel Hickey recorded a game-high 19 digs, and also added four assists.