The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
UAB Volleyball Hosts UTSA, Southern Miss in C-USA Action
10/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
UAB (7-11, 0-4 C-USA) vs. UTSA (11-5, 2-0 C-USA)
Friday, October 2 - 7 p.m. CT | Birmingham, Ala. - Bartow Arena
Game Coverage: Twitter | | Live Streaming
UAB (7-11, 0-4 C-USA) vs. Southern Miss (14-5, 1-1 C-USA)
Sunday, October 4 - 1 p.m. CT | Birmingham, Ala. - Bartow Arena
Game Coverage: Twitter | | Live Streaming
Match Notes: UAB
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB volleyball team closes out its eight-game home stand by hosting conference foes UTSA and Southern Miss this weekend in Bartow Arena.
The Blazers kick off the weekend with UTSA on Friday. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT. UAB will close the home stretch on Sunday with Southern Miss. Match time is set for 1 p.m. CT.
Live stats and live streaming for both matches will be available at UABSports.com and may be accessed in the links above. In-match updates will also be provided on the UAB volleyball team Twitter page.
Weekend Promotions
Kick off homecoming week with the UAB volleyball team on Sunday as the Blazers compete against Southern Miss in the first event of a jam-packed week. UAB needs a large home crowd as the Blazers battle the Golden Eagles in a crucial conference match.
UAB Notes
Scouting the Opposition
UTSA
The Roadrunners enter Friday's match with an 11-5 overall record while sitting 2-0 in Conference USA action to rank third in the conference standings. UTSA's 2015 schedule has been highlighted with two ranked opponents as the Roadrunners knocked off No. 12 Oregon, 3-1, and fell to No. 4 Texas, 3-0. The Roadrunners opened C-USA action last weekend, sweeping Middle Tennessee and North Texas in three sets.
Dajana Boskovic leads UTSA with 171 kills and averages 4.07 kills per set while attacking at a .214 clip. The junior ranks fourth in the conference in points and kills. Boslovic is strong defensively with 100 digs and 25 total blocks on the season. Jessica Waldrip sets up the Roadrunner offense with 529 assists for an 8.48 per set average.
Annie Kunes has garnered 201 digs to top the Roadrunner defense. Kunes averages 3.59 digs per set and has added one kill, seven service aces and 43 assists to the UTSA offense.
Southern Miss
The Golden Eagles currently sit at 14-5 overall and 1-1 in Conference USA action to sit in the eighth spot in the conference standings. Southern Miss opened the season 10-0 before dropping its first match at Ole Miss. The Golden Eagles opened conference play last weekend with a 3-1 win at Louisiana Tech before falling to Florida Atlantic, 3-1. The Golden Eagles will battle Charlotte Thursday evening before facing UAB on Sunday.
Stephany Purdue tops the Southern Miss offense with 271 kills to average 4.04 per set. Purdue attacks at a .197 clip. Defensively, Purdue has totaled 163 digs and 29 total blocks. Purdue ranks fifth in the conference in kills and points.
Sarah Bell sets up the Golden Eagle offense with 642 assists to average 9.44 per set, sixth best in the conference. Mary Pursell's 310 digs leads the Southern Miss defense while her 4.43 digs per set average
Series History
UAB trails in the all-time series against UTSA, 5-1. The Roadrunners notched the most recent win, 3-0, over the Blazers in San Antonio last season.
Then sophomore Gabby Deshotel led the UAB offense with 19 kills while setter Amber
The Blazers hold the all-time series advantage over rival Southern Miss, 25-21, and took a five-set victory over the Golden Eagles last season, 3-2.
Deshotel led the offense in the match with 19 kills. Then freshman Gabbi Moreno served as
Deshotel Second in the Nation
With 324 total points, junior outside hitter Deshotel ranks second in the nation for total points in 2015. Deshotel has accounted for 288 kills, 15
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