Preview: South Alabama

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State volleyball will host South Alabama as the final match before conference play begins.

The match will take place at The Griss at 6 p.m. and is available to stream on SEC Network+. The game will be a whiteout, with rally towels available to the first 250 fans in attendance.

Gameday Information
Tuesday, September 16 (6 p.m.) vs South Alabama
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The First Serve

The Bulldogs are on their best season-opening streak since 2005, sitting at 9-0.
State is one of 12 teams still undefeated in the nation.
MSU is ranked second overall in the SEC in hitting percentage, while also ranking in the top ten for nearly every team statistic.
Freshman Lindsey Mangelson currently leads the nation and the SEC in points per set.
Four Bulldogs, Cayley Hanson, Lindsey Mangelson, McKenna Yates and Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss, are in the top five in the conference for 13 different stats.
Mary Neal, Mele Corral-Blagojevich and Mary Neal are all closing in on 500 career kills.

Scouting the Opponent: South Alabama

South Alabama is 4-3 over the season, currently on a three-match win streak after the Jaguar Invitational
Sarah Gooch leads the Jaguars in kills, averaging 3.20 per set.
Cambria Gaier leads the team with 15 service aces, averaging 0.60 per set.
Alexa Strandberg leads in blocks, totaling 32 over the season.
Briana Wilson leads in digs, averaging 4.48 per set.

Scouting the opponent: South Alabama

The Bulldogs hold the series lead over South Alabama 10-5, with this being the 16th match-up between the two schools.
The last game between State and South Alabama was in 2022, ending in a 3-0 sweep in favor of the Bulldogs.

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Players Mentioned

Mele Corral-Blagojevich

Cayley Hanson

Lindsey Mangelson

Mary Neal

Gha'Naye Whitfield-Moss

McKenna Yates

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