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MOBILE, Ala. – Eastern Kentucky will travel to Mobile, Alabama this weekend for the University of South Alabama's Jaguar Invitational presented by Holiday Inn Express.
 
The Colonels will play Florida A&M at 11 a.m. ET on Friday and Ole Miss at 4 p.m. ET on Friday.  EKU wraps up the event on Saturday at noon against host South Alabama.
 
Eastern Kentucky's match against South Alabama will air live on ESPN+.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-  The Colonels and Florida A&M will be meeting for the first time ever. 
 
-  EKU and Mississippi have split two previous matches.  The Colonels won the first meeting in 1979 while the Rebels won the second in 2002. 
 
-  South Alabama and Eastern Kentucky have never played. 
 
THE COLONELS
-  The Colonels are 7-3 overall after winning two of three last weekend in the Geri Polvino Invitational at McBrayer Arena.
 
-  Molly Michalak leads the team with 2.76 kills per set.  Sarah Mitchell contributes 2.64 kills per set.
 
-  Newcomer Chloe Mason has a team-best 208 assists.
 
-  Freshman Carson Ledford leads the Colonels with 32 blocks this season, an average of 0.82 per set.  Josie Schmitendorf is the team leader with 4.33 digs per set, fourth-most in the ASUN Conference.
 
-  The Colonels lead the ASUN in digs, have held their opponents to a .150 attack percentage and have committed 86 fewer errors.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
-  Florida A&M is 3-7 this season, but has won three in a row.  The Rattlers beat UNC Greensboro (3-0), Elon (3-2) and North Carolina A&T (3-0) last weekend.  Dominique Washington leads the squad with 3.43 kills per set.  
 
-  Ole Miss sits at 2-5 in 2022 with three losses to top-25 ranked teams.  The Rebels picked up their first two wins this past weekend over Sam Houston (3-0) and Texas State (3-1) before falling to Wake Forest (3-1).  Anna Bair is averaging a team-high 4.08 kills per set.  
 
-  South Alabama is 3-6 this season.  The Jaguars are coming off three losses over the weekend to Houston (3-2), ASUN Conference member Kennesaw State (3-0) and Mississippi State (3-0).  Maddie Soboleski leads the Jaguars with 3.94 kills per set.