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JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville State volleyball team will hit the road once again in their final tune up before beginning Ohio Valley Conference play as the Gamecocks travel to West Lafayette, Ind., to participate in the Purdue Active Ankle Challenge.

The Gamecocks (6-5) will face 14th ranked Purdue (6-2) in the tournament's opening match on Friday at 10 a.m. and then Bowling Green (2-6) at 5 p.m. JSU will close the tournament with a match against UAB on Saturday. All matches will be played in Purdue University's Mackey Arena.

Purdue returns 12 players from last year's team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, including All-American and reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Ariel Turne. The Boilermakers swept the Gamecocks in last year's matchup at the Active Ankle Challenge.

UAB is 6-2 all-time against the Gamecocks and returns six starters from last year's team that went 23-9 and finished second in Conference USA. The Blazers are led by Sam Serley with 2.66 kills per set on a .321 hitting percentage to go with 1.32 blocks per set.

The Gamecocks will face Bowling Green for the first time in school history. The Falcons return six starters from last year's team and are led by Paige Penrod with 3.83 kills per set and Kanielle Tonyan with 3.33 kills per set.

Purdue will provide live audio and live stats of all matches. The links can be found on the tournament website posted above.