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CENTRE – The Jacksonville State volleyball team finished the first day of the Gamecock Invitational with a 1-1 mark aftet topping Alcorn State and dropping the nightcap to Wofford.
 
In the opener against ASU, the Gamecocks (3-1) used a .375 hitting percentage for the match to power to a three-set sweep (25-13, 25-13, 25-14) of the Braves.
 
Senior Emily Rutherford led the way with 15 kills followed by freshman Mackenzie Rombach with nine. Sophomore Allyson Zuhlke boasted a .625 hitting percentage with six kills on eight attempts.
 
A 6-1 run midway through the first set gave JSU a 13-6 lead. A trio of kills from Rutherford assisted Jax State in taking the final five points of the set to win 25-13. The second frame was decided by an identical score, but Alcorn made it much closer to start the third. Back-and-forth early, JSU pulled away from an 8-8 tie thanks to a 5-0 run.
 
The final set was the best offensively for the Gamecocks who hit a match-high .400 combined to go on and win 25-14.
 
In Friday's finale against the Terriers (3-3), JSU dropped straight sets to a team that's won its last three games.
 
The opening set got away from JSU falling behind 14-6 quickly. Wofford won 25-16 to take a set advantage in the match. In the second, Wofford led 16-12 before JSU rallied to tie the match late. The Gamecocks pulled within one, 24-23, before a service error gave the game to Wofford.
 
The Terriers went on to complete the sweep with a 25-17 win in the third set.
 
Rutherford and Zuhlke topped the Gamecock offense finishing the day with 21 kills each, respectively. Sophomore setter Jennifer Hart dish a combined 54 assists throughout the two matches, while sophomore libero Hannah Kirk grabbed 28 total digs.
 
The Gamecock Invitational continues Saturday morning at the Cherokee Center and Arena at 9 a.m. with Alcorn State facing Wofford. The Gamecocks will play Alabama A&M at 11:30 a.m. before meeting Louisiana-Monroe in the tournament's final match at 7 p.m.