HUNTSVILLE, TX. – The Jacksonville State volleyball team is at Sam Houston State for a pair of matches on Thursday, Oct. 24, and Friday, Oct. 25.
The two matches will be the fourth and fifth times the two teams have faced one another. Currently, Jax State holds a 3-0 all-time record over the Bearkats with their last win coming Sep. 23, 2023, when the Gamecocks won 27-25, 25-20, and 25-23 at the Pete Mathews Coliseum.
Thus far, Sam Houston sits in a tie for fourth place in the CUSA standings as they hold a 6-4 record in conference play and an 11-10 overall record. Jax State, as of now, sits in a tie for eighth in the CUSA with an 0-10 conference record and 7-16 overall record.
The Gamecocks will be led offensively by the conference's second place leader in kills
Kayla Williams. Williams is averaging 3.72 kills per set. Only Middle Tennessee's Adri Rhoda averages more per set with 3.90. Another huge contributor for Jax State's offensive attack will be the conference's fourth place assists leader
Ellie Garrett. Garrett averages 8.90 assists per set on the year.
The anchor of the Jax State defense is libero
Brooklyn Schiffli. Schiffli sits at fourth in the CUSA with an average of 4.11 digs per set and recently surpassed the 1,000 digs mark in the Gamecocks' match at Liberty back on Oct. 5.
The matches this week will be streaming on ESPN+ and live stats will be available at JaxStateSports.com.
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