MOBILE, Ala. (10/22/17) – The Arkansas State volleyball squad jumped out to a 2-0 lead and was able to defeat South Alabama 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 17-25, 25-21) to hand the Jaguars their first loss in conference play Sunday afternoon at Jag Gym in Mobile.
A-State (15-9, 8-3 SBC) led 2-1 after three sets and raced out to a 3-0 edge in set four. The Red Wolves led 14-10 after two straight service aces by Kenzie Fields and forced South Alabama (14-6, 9-1 SBC) to use a timeout. A kill by Jessica Uke put A-State on top 20-16, but the Jaguars went on a 4-1 run after a timeout to climb within 21-20.