BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southern University volleyball team returns to action Tuesday, traveling to New Orleans to face Southern University at New Orleans at The Castle. First serve is set for 6 p.m.
 
The Lady Jaguars and Knights have met four times, with Southern holding a commanding advantage in the series. The Lady Jaguars have won all four meetings and claimed 12 of the 13 sets played between the two programs. Southern earned a 3-0 victory over SUNO in last season's matchup in Baton Rouge.
 
Southern enters Tuesday's contest following a busy week that included a home victory over Southeastern before the Lady Jaguars traveled to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for the Southern Miss Invitational. Southern faced Lamar, Houston Christian and Southern Miss during the tournament.
 
Mariah Mott led the Lady Jaguars offensively during the week with 40 kills, followed by Sereniti Johnson with 28. Paulina Agudelo Marin added 19 kills while posting a team-best .271 hitting percentage. Maleah Faust paced Southern's offense with a team-high 80 assists, highlighted by a 39-assist performance in the Lady Jaguars' victory over Southeastern.
 
Defensively, senior libero Najah Harris reached a major career milestone against Houston Christian, eclipsing 1,000 career digs. Harris finished the week with 71 digs and averaged 5.07 digs per set, leading the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Mott also made an impact at the net, recording 15 blocks to rank second in the conference.
 
Through the early portion of the season, Mott leads the Lady Jaguars with 56 kills and ranks second on the team with 17 blocks. Johnson has added 51 kills and leads Southern with eight service aces.
 
Penina Vito and Faust continue to guide the Lady Jaguars' offense, recording 93 and 91 assists, respectively.
 
Harris leads Southern defensively with 104 digs and a 4.33 digs-per-set average, ranking 63rd nationally in digs per set. Agudelo Marin leads the team with 18 blocks, while Braelynn Reese has added 13 to give Southern a third player with double-digit block totals.

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