Volleyball Travels to Sam Houston Friday and Saturday - Jacksonville State University Athletics

Huntsville, Texas - Jax State volleyball hits the road to face Sam Houston Friday and Saturday. The Gamecocks are coming off a 3-0 loss and a 3-1 loss to Florida International at home last weekend.

Sophia Schweikert led the Gamecocks across the two matches with 25 kills on 3.57 kills per set. Reese Tiesing led Jax State with 15 digs. Tiesing averaged 2.50 digs per set. Sofia Varela had a team-best 50 assists on 7.14 assists per set. Taya Nordmann had nine total blocks to lead Jax State.

Nordmann leads the Gamecocks with 68 total blocks, which also ranks ninth in CUSA. Nordmann has 12 solo blocks and 56 block assists. Schweikert leads the Gamecocks with 188 kills on 2.47 per set. She has 104 kills on 3.25 killsper set in CUSA play to rank ninth. Lauren Buchanan has 141 kills on 1.86 per set, and Azavia Thomas has 140 kills on 1.94 kills per set.

Claire Evans has the next most kills on the team with 144 on 2.44 per set. Evans suffered an injury against Liberty but returned versus FIU. Delaney Moon paces the Gamecocks with 144 digs on2.29 per set, while Nordmann leads the way with 68 total blocks thus far.

Sam Houston ranks seventh in CUSA in hitting percentage at .207 on 3,094 attempts with 1,138 kills. Jax State hits .172 with 802 kills on 2,288 attempts fo ninth in the league. Sam Houston has played in 87 sets this season, while the Gamecocks have played in 77.

Sam Houston is fifth in assists at 12.15 per set and 1,057 total. Meanwhile, Jax Sate has 755 assists on 9.81 assists per set. The Bearkats rank fifth in kills with 1,138 total and 13.08 per set. The Gamecocks average 10.42 kills per set with 802 total this season.

Sam Houston is eighth in the league in service aces and Jax State ranks 10th. Sam Houston has 121 aces on 1.39 per set, while the Gamecocks have 80 aces on 1.04 per set. Sam Houston is 14-9 on the year and 5-5 in CUSA play after losing 3-0 and 3-1 versus Liberty last week. Jacksonville State is 3-19 on the season and 0-10 in league play.

Jax State has a 5-2 all-time record against Sam Houston. Jax State won the first meeting 3-1 in Jacksonville back on Sep. 13, 2019. Jax State won the most recent meeting 3-1 on Oct. 25, 2025.

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Players Mentioned

Lauren Buchanan

Claire Evans

Delaney Moon

Taya Nordmann

Sophia Schweikert

Azavia Thomas

Reese Tiesing

Sofia Varela

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