Troy University Athletics
Saturday, November 22
Mobile, Ala.
6 p.m.
Troy University
10-22, 2-18SBC
3
at
1
South Alabama
12-18, 7-13SBC
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
4th set4
FinalF
Troy
25
22
25
25
3
South Alabama
19
25
20
20
1
Team Stats
TROY
USA
Kills
59
48
Errors
20
27
Attempts
156
160
Hitting %
.250
.131
Points
75.0
61.0
Assists
55
45
Aces
3
4
Blocks
13.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
20
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Joshua Thurston
Troy Beats Rival South Alabama, Snaps Skid in Finale
11/22/2014 8:45:00 PM | Volleyball
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MOBILE, Alabama – The Troy volleyball team defeated its in-state, Sun Belt rival South Alabama, 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20), on Saturday night at Jaguar Gym. The win snapped an 18-match losing streak for Troy in what marked the Trojans' season finale.
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Troy (10-22, 2-18) got a career-high 20 kills from Symone Shaw who also hit .346 to lead the way for the Trojans. The sophomore had just two errors as Troy hit .250 as a team. Junior Blair Winston was also in double figures as she posted 14 kills.
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The Trojans held South Alabama (12-18, 7-13) to just a .131 attack percentage, thanks in large part to 13.0 total team blocks. Senior Katie Feemster led the way with a career-high six blocks in her final match in a Trojan uniform. Senior Marija Zelenovic posted five blocks and junior Darby Griff had five as well, giving her 108 blocks this year, the sixth most in a single-season in Troy history.
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Junior Ali Dowdall, who broke the Troy single-season digs record on Friday night, led the Trojans with 22 digs on Saturday night to give her exactly 600 on the season. Dowdall, who had 11 matches with 20-plus digs in 2014 and became the first Trojan to ever post 600 digs in a season.
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Winston and Shaw had double-doubles for Troy as they posted 16 and 12 digs, respectively. Freshman setter Reina Terry nearly posted her second straight double-double as she had 43 assists and nine digs.
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Unlike Friday night, when late runs in the latter sets hurt the Trojans in a loss at Georgia State, it was Troy that went on late runs to down the Jaguars on Saturday night.Â
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After the teams split the first two sets, the match was still very much on the line with Troy up by just one, 19-18, late in the third set. But from there, the Trojans scored five straight, thanks in large part to three kills from Shaw, to take a commanding, 24-18, lead.
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After going on to win the third set, the Trojans were in a tight one in the fourth set as well. Troy was up by one again, this time 20-19, and scored four straight points to take a 24-19 lead. After a Jaguar kill, Shaw put the match away for Troy with her 20th kill.
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South Alabama was led by Jessica Lewis' 12 kills, while Nikki Gittens posted 10 kills and a team-high .348 attack percentage.
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Since moving to Division I in 1993, Troy now holds a 22-19 advantage over South Alabama, including a 10-9 mark in Mobile and an 11-6 mark under ninth-year head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick.
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For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube by searching for Troy Athletics.
MOBILE, Alabama – The Troy volleyball team defeated its in-state, Sun Belt rival South Alabama, 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20), on Saturday night at Jaguar Gym. The win snapped an 18-match losing streak for Troy in what marked the Trojans' season finale.
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Troy (10-22, 2-18) got a career-high 20 kills from Symone Shaw who also hit .346 to lead the way for the Trojans. The sophomore had just two errors as Troy hit .250 as a team. Junior Blair Winston was also in double figures as she posted 14 kills.
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The Trojans held South Alabama (12-18, 7-13) to just a .131 attack percentage, thanks in large part to 13.0 total team blocks. Senior Katie Feemster led the way with a career-high six blocks in her final match in a Trojan uniform. Senior Marija Zelenovic posted five blocks and junior Darby Griff had five as well, giving her 108 blocks this year, the sixth most in a single-season in Troy history.
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Junior Ali Dowdall, who broke the Troy single-season digs record on Friday night, led the Trojans with 22 digs on Saturday night to give her exactly 600 on the season. Dowdall, who had 11 matches with 20-plus digs in 2014 and became the first Trojan to ever post 600 digs in a season.
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Winston and Shaw had double-doubles for Troy as they posted 16 and 12 digs, respectively. Freshman setter Reina Terry nearly posted her second straight double-double as she had 43 assists and nine digs.
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Unlike Friday night, when late runs in the latter sets hurt the Trojans in a loss at Georgia State, it was Troy that went on late runs to down the Jaguars on Saturday night.Â
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After the teams split the first two sets, the match was still very much on the line with Troy up by just one, 19-18, late in the third set. But from there, the Trojans scored five straight, thanks in large part to three kills from Shaw, to take a commanding, 24-18, lead.
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After going on to win the third set, the Trojans were in a tight one in the fourth set as well. Troy was up by one again, this time 20-19, and scored four straight points to take a 24-19 lead. After a Jaguar kill, Shaw put the match away for Troy with her 20th kill.
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South Alabama was led by Jessica Lewis' 12 kills, while Nikki Gittens posted 10 kills and a team-high .348 attack percentage.
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Since moving to Division I in 1993, Troy now holds a 22-19 advantage over South Alabama, including a 10-9 mark in Mobile and an 11-6 mark under ninth-year head coach Sonny Kirkpatrick.
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For more information on Troy Athletics, visit TroyTrojans.com. Fans can also find Troy on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube by searching for Troy Athletics.
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