Friday, October 2
JACKSONVILLE
6 PM
Jax State
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Liberty
Photo by: Carley Bieser/JSU
Gamecocks Return to the Pete for a Pair of Matches versus Liberty
10/1/2026 11:07:00 AM | Volleyball
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. - Jax State volleyball returns to Pete Mathews Coliseum for a pair of CUSA matches against Liberty Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m. The Gamecocks are coming off a road trip to Delaware where they lost 3-1 on Sep. 25 and fell 3-0 on Sep. 26.
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Sophia Schwiekert led the Gamecocks across the two matches with 25 kills on 3.57 kills per set. Lauren Buchanan added 14 kills on 2.00 kills per set. Delaney Moon led Jax State with 23 digs on 3.29 digs per set. Addison Stone had a team-best, 32 assists and 4.57 assists per set. Sofia Varela tallied 31 assists and 4.43 assists per set and 22 digs. Taya Nordmann had three total blocks to lead Jax State.
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Varela ranks 10th in Conference USA with 17 service aces on 0.33 aces per set. Nordmann is 10th in the league with 44 total blocks on 0.85 blocks per set. Nordmann has nine solo blocks and 35 block assists across 42 sets played thus far. Moon is 10th in CUSA with 121 digs on 2.75 per set.
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Liberty ranks third in CUSA in hitting percentage with a .244 on 1,831 attempts with 708 kills. Jax State hits .190 with 577 kills on 1,572 attempts. Liberty has played in 53 sets this season, while the Gamecocks have played in 52.
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Liberty is also third in assists at 12.66 per set and 671 total. Meanwhile, Jax Sate has 546 assists on 10.50 assists per set. The Flames rank third in kills with 708 total and 13.36 per set. The Gamecocks average 11.10 kills per set with 577 total this season. Liberty is ninth in the league in service aces and Jax State ranks 10th. Liberty has 69 aces on 1.30 per set, while the Gamecocks have 61 aces on 1.17 per set.
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Jax State is 2-4 all-time against the Liberty Flames. The Gamecocks won the first meeting 3-0 on Oct. 23, 2021 when both teams were members of the ASUN Conference. Liberty won the most recent meeting 3-2 on Oct. 5, 2024. The two squads did not face one another last season.
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The Gamecocks are back at home next weekend for a pair of matches against Western Kentucky. Jax State and WKU are set for a 6 p.m. start on Friday, Oct. 9, and a 1 p.m. first-serve on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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To stay up-to-date with the Gamecocks, follow their Facebook (Jacksonville State Volleyball), Twitter (JaxStateVB), and Instagram (JaxStateVB) accounts.
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Sophia Schwiekert led the Gamecocks across the two matches with 25 kills on 3.57 kills per set. Lauren Buchanan added 14 kills on 2.00 kills per set. Delaney Moon led Jax State with 23 digs on 3.29 digs per set. Addison Stone had a team-best, 32 assists and 4.57 assists per set. Sofia Varela tallied 31 assists and 4.43 assists per set and 22 digs. Taya Nordmann had three total blocks to lead Jax State.
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Varela ranks 10th in Conference USA with 17 service aces on 0.33 aces per set. Nordmann is 10th in the league with 44 total blocks on 0.85 blocks per set. Nordmann has nine solo blocks and 35 block assists across 42 sets played thus far. Moon is 10th in CUSA with 121 digs on 2.75 per set.
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Liberty ranks third in CUSA in hitting percentage with a .244 on 1,831 attempts with 708 kills. Jax State hits .190 with 577 kills on 1,572 attempts. Liberty has played in 53 sets this season, while the Gamecocks have played in 52.
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Liberty is also third in assists at 12.66 per set and 671 total. Meanwhile, Jax Sate has 546 assists on 10.50 assists per set. The Flames rank third in kills with 708 total and 13.36 per set. The Gamecocks average 11.10 kills per set with 577 total this season. Liberty is ninth in the league in service aces and Jax State ranks 10th. Liberty has 69 aces on 1.30 per set, while the Gamecocks have 61 aces on 1.17 per set.
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Jax State is 2-4 all-time against the Liberty Flames. The Gamecocks won the first meeting 3-0 on Oct. 23, 2021 when both teams were members of the ASUN Conference. Liberty won the most recent meeting 3-2 on Oct. 5, 2024. The two squads did not face one another last season.
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The Gamecocks are back at home next weekend for a pair of matches against Western Kentucky. Jax State and WKU are set for a 6 p.m. start on Friday, Oct. 9, and a 1 p.m. first-serve on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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To stay up-to-date with the Gamecocks, follow their Facebook (Jacksonville State Volleyball), Twitter (JaxStateVB), and Instagram (JaxStateVB) accounts.
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