Troy Welcomes Rival South Alabama to Trojan Arena

TROY, Alabama – The Troy volleyball team returns home on Wednesday when in-state, Sun Belt rival South Alabama visits Trojan Arena for a 6 p.m. match. Admission to all home volleyball matches is FREE.

Live stats and live video will be available through TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also follow the match on Twitter by following @TroyTrojansVB.

Troy (9-10, 1-6) will be looking to snap a six-math losing streak, which includes last weekend's matches at Georgia Southern and Appalachian State. Four of the six losses during the streak have come in five sets.

Blair Winston averages 2.99 kills/set to lead four Trojans who average more than 2.00 kills/set. Symone Shaw (2.61 k/s), Marija Zelenovic (2.44 k/s) and Kiah Cheatham (2.08 k/s) are also over the 2.00 mark. Winston's 2.80 kill/set in Sun Belt play is just slightly higher than Shaw's 2.73 kills/set mark in league play.

Ali Dowdall leads the Trojans at 4.61 digs/set, but is averaging 5.93 digs/set in Sun Belt play, the second best mark in the league. The junior libero has posted at least 15 digs in all seven of Troy's conference matches, including 20-plus digs in five of the seven matches.

South Alabama (8-8, 3-3) is coming off of a four-set win at Georgia State on Saturday. Prior to that, the Jaguars had lost three straight, including a match last Friday at Appalachian State.

Since moving to Division I in 1993, Troy has played more matches against South Alabama than any other team. The Trojans hold a 21-18 record against the Jaguars in that time span, including an 11-7 mark in regular season Sun Belt matches.

The teams split last year's two matches with each road team winning. No team has ever won more than four straight in the series.

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Players Mentioned

Ali Dowdall

Symone Shaw

Blair Winston

Marija Zelenovic