SUN BELT CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL For Immediate Release | October 26, 2015 Contact: Kati Morse [email protected]) Phone: 985-299-8076 Mercedes-Benz Superdome 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive New Orleans, LA 70112 | SunBeltSports.org | @SunBelt | #FunBelt 2015 SUN BELT CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS SCHOOL CONFERENCE CONF. PCT OVERALL OVERALL PCT STREAK Arkansas State 11-0 1.000 20-1 0.952 W16 Appalachian State 10-0 1.000 17-4 0.810 W13 Texas State 8-3 0.727 13-11 0.542 L1 South Alabama 6-4 0.600 12-9 0.571 W2 UT Arlington 6-5 0.545 15-8 0.652 W2 Troy 6-5 0.545 13-12 0.520 L1 Little Rock 6-5 0.545 10-11 0.476 W2 Georgia Southern 3-8 0.273 8-15 0.348 L2 UL Monroe 2-9 0.182 12-14 0.462 L2 UL Lafayette 1-10 0.091 5-19 0.208 L6 Georgia State 0-10 0.000 4-16 0.200 L12 NEWS & NOTES UPCOMING SCHEDULE RECENT RESULTS Busy Week Ahead for South Alabama Tuesday, October 27th Monday, October 19th South Alabama won its only match of the week, defeat- Troy at South Alabama 6:00 PM ing Texas State in five at home on Saturday. The win Grambling State at UL Monroe ULM, 3-0 was the Jaguars’ seventh in their last 10 matches. USA Wednesday, October 28th is also 6-2 in its last eight conference matches since Little Rock at Arkansas State 6:00 PM Tuesday, October 20th opening SBC play 0-2. Five of South Alabama’s last UL Lafayette at McNeese State MCN, 3-0 Friday, October 30th eight matches have gone five sets. The five-set match UL Lafayette at Appalachian State 5:30 PM versus the Bobcats was the eighth of the season for Georgia Southern at Arkansas State 6:00 PM Thursday, October 22nd USA and fourth in Sun Belt Conference play. The Jags South Alabama at Georgia State 6:00 PM Texas State at Troy TXST, 3-1 are 5-3 (3-1 SBC) in those matches. The match marked Troy at UT Arlington 6:30 PM UL Monroe at Texas State 6:30 PM the third time in the brief five-match series with Texas Friday, October 23rd State that the two clubs have gone to five sets. USA has Saturday, October 31st App State at G. Southern APP, 3-0 taken two of those three matches. The win was South UL Lafayette at Georgia State 6:00 PM ULM at Arkansas State ASU, 3-0 Alabama head coach Amy Hendrichovsky’s 28th Sun Little Rock at Georgia Southern 6:30 PM UTA at Georgia State UTA, 3-2 Belt victory, the most by any Jaguar head coach. As a UL Monroe at UT Arlington 6:30 PM ULL at Little Rock LR, 3-0 team, South Alabama held a 16.0 – 6.0 advantage in the Troy at Texas State 6:30 PM block category versus the Bobcats. The Jaguars also Sunday, November 1st Saturday, October 24th posted a season-high five solo blocks in the victory. The South Alabama at App State 11:30 AM five solo blocks tied for seventh-most in a match since Texas State at South Alabama USA, 3-2 the beginning of rally-era scoring (2001). USA also had UTA at Georgia Southern UTA, 3-0 five solo blocks in a five-set match at Samford back App State at Georgia State GSU, 3-1 on Sept. 14, 2002. The five solo blocks were the most in a match by the Jaguars since posting six at North Sunday, October 25th Texas on Oct. 28, 2001. Junior middle blocker Sarah Little Rock at UL Monroe LR, 3-0 Richardson posted eight total blocks (1.60 per set), finishing the match with two solo blocks and six block assists in the win. Savannah Stewart also had three solo blocks of her own in the match. The three solo blocks by Stewart tied with nine other players for third- most in a match since 2001. Richardson and Stewart set the tone defensively at the net in the opening set, registering four solo blocks to USA to a 25-16 victory. Richardson’s second solo block of the set sealed the nine-point victory. South Alabama will have a busy schedule this coming week as it will play three matches in six days. USA will host in-state rival Troy on Tuesday night and then travel to Georgia State on Friday and to Appalachian State on Sunday. www.SunBeltSports.org @SunBelt @SunBelt /SunBeltConference /SunBeltSports 1 MEDIA SERVICES SUN BELT VOLLEYBALL STUDENT-ATHLETES OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE DEFENSIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL The 2015 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK Championship will be held November 20-22 at Georgia Southern University in States- boro, Georgia. For more information, please visit www.SunBeltSports.org to find 2015 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Champi- onship Central. When at the main page, scroll over “Championships” and click on “Volleyball” to be taken to the champion- ship central page. WEEKLY RELEASES The Sun Belt Conference weekly releas- es will be available on the conference’s official website, www.SunBeltSports.org every Monday afternoon beginning August 31st and continuing through the end of the season. Weekly releases will include the Sun Belt Conference Offensive, Defensive, Setter and Freshman student-athlete of the week, updated conference statistics, the latest polls and conference and team notes. Updated stats will be available on JESS KELLER GABBY SERAFIN SunBeltSports.org following each night of APPALACHIAN STATE | SR | OH GEORGIA STATE | SR | L | ECONOMICS competition. Jess Keller was a major reason why the Mountaineers Senior Gabby Serafin had another superb extended their winning streak to 13 and remained MEDIA GUIDE unbeaten in Sun Belt play at 10-0 this weekend. Keller weekend defensively for Georgia State, tallying The 2015 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball finished with 19 kills, including an ultra-impressive 64 digs in nine sets against UT Arlington and Ap- 6.33 kills per set and a .283 hitting percentage in a 3-0 palachian State. Serafin averaged 6.60 digs per Media Guide is available online at www. sweep of Georgia Southern. At Georgia State, Keller SunBeltSports.org. Visit the volleyball page continued her dominance with a 25-kill performance set versus the Mavericks on Friday, but played and click “Media Guide” on the top naviga- in a 3-1 victory, including 6.25 kills per set and a .314 even better on Saturday against the Mountain- hitting percentage. The senior’s 25 kills against the eers, finishing with 33 digs in four sets, a 7.75 tion pane. Panthers tied a season-high and career-high from earlier this season. For the weekend, Keller amassed average. Entering the weekend, her career high EMAIL LIST: 44 kills (6.29 kills per set) and hit .299 to lead a potent for digs in a match was 30. She beat that mark Mountaineer offense. In her career, Keller remains a Media members may request to receive mere 75 kills (1,057 career kills) from cracking the all- in both matches this weekend to set the new Sun Belt Conference News, Press Re- time top ten list for career kills. high at 33. leases and Weekly Releases via email. Media should send an email to morse@ SETTER FRESHMAN sunbeltsports.org with the subject “Media OF THE WEEK OF THE WEEK News” requesting to be added to the media distribution list. MEDIA CONTACTS For additional information on the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Volleyball Championship and other media requests, please contact Kati Morse, Digital Media Assistant at the Sun Belt Conference: morse@sunbeltsport. org SUN BELT SOCIAL Follow the Sun Belt Conference on our social media accounts below. PAIGE BROWN ZHANELLE GEATHERS APPALACHIAN STATE | SR | S | SPANISH UT ARLINGTON | FR | OH | KINESIOLOGY Paige Brown enjoyed another monstrous weekend for the Mountaineers to help extend their winning streak to 13 and improve to 10-0 in Sun Belt play. Zhanelle Geathers provided a spark for the Maver- Brown tallied 33 assists in a straight-set sweep of Georgia Southern on icks over the past week, averaging 2.75 kills and 1.12 Friday. She averaged 11.0 assists per set and also managed one kill and three blocks per set in wins over Georgia State and Georgia service aces in the effort. During the match, Brown went over 4,000 assists in her career. Against Georgia State, Brown came within two assists of tying a Southern. Geathers best outing came in a three-set season-high and finished with an ultra-impressive 57 assists, including 14.2 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday night as she assists per set in a 3-1 win over the Panthers. Brown’s assist percentage was .456 and aided senior outside hitter Jess Keller to tie her career-high with 25 came away with nine kills (3.0 kill/set) and five blocks kills. For the weekend, Brown amassed 90 assists – good for 12.8 assists per (1.7/set), while also hitting .600 with no hitting errors. set and also contributed five kills and three service aces in the 2-0 weekend Geathers also continued to make her mark in UTA his- for the Black and Gold. In her career, Brown now has 4,065 career assists and sits fourth all-time as the just the fourth student-athlete to achieve 4,000 tory as her 88 total blocks this season is the 8th most career assists.