<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://usajaguars.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of South Alabama Athletics</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/rss.aspx?path=wvball</link><description>Latest news items for University of South Alabama Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://usajaguars.com/rss?path=wvball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Jaguars Announce 2026 Schedule</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/20/womens-volleyball-jaguars-announce-2026-schedule.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/20/womens-volleyball-jaguars-announce-2026-schedule.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jesse Ortiz" src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/20/SD_ArkSt_11825_0087.jpg" /><br /><br />South Alabama head coach Jesse Ortiz announced the program's 2026 schedule on Wednesday. The 28-match slate features a pair of teams which earned a berth in the NCAA Championship a year ago (Rice and Arkansas State).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/20/SD_ArkSt_11825_0087.jpg" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/20/SD_ArkSt_11825_0087.jpg"><media:title>Jesse Ortiz</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/20/SD_ArkSt_11825_0087.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:23:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>27396</s:story_id></item><item><title>Gooch Named SAAC President for 2026-27 Term</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/18/general-gooch-named-saac-president-for-2026-27-term.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/5/18/general-gooch-named-saac-president-for-2026-27-term.aspx</guid><category>General, Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="South Alabama Volleyball vs SLF, September 11, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson)" src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/7/SD_SLU_91125_0223.jpg" /><br /><br />MOBILE, Ala. – Sarah Gooch of South Alabama Volleyball was appointed as the SAAC President for the 2026-27 year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/SD_SLU_91125_0223.jpg" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/SD_SLU_91125_0223.jpg"><media:title>South Alabama Volleyball vs SLF, September 11, 2025, in Mobile, Ala. (Scott Donaldson)</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/7/SD_SLU_91125_0223.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>27393</s:story_id></item><item><title>Lawson Joins Jaguar Roster</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/1/23/womens-volleyball-wilson-joins-jaguar-roster.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2026/1/23/womens-volleyball-wilson-joins-jaguar-roster.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[South Alabama head coach Jesse Ortiz announced the addition of Delaney Lawson (Fort Wayne, Ind.), transferring from Utah State. Lawson joined the roster for the winter semester and will compete this spring for the Jaguars.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:26:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>26985</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ortiz Adds Freeman to Fall Class</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/12/2/womens-volleyball-ortiz-adds-freeman-to-fall-class.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/12/2/womens-volleyball-ortiz-adds-freeman-to-fall-class.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Jesse Ortiz" src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/12/2/MI3_0534.JPG" /><br /><br />South Alabama head coach Jesse Ortiz announced the addition of Alivia Freeman (Enterprise, Ala.) as the fourth member to this fall's recruiting class. Freeman joins Anabelle Cerny (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.), Kathryn O'Toole (Louisville, Ky. and Charlotte Pearce (Saraland, Ala.) in the class, which will join the program prior to the start of the 2026 season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/2/MI3_0534.JPG" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/2/MI3_0534.JPG"><media:title>Jesse Ortiz</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/12/2/MI3_0534.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2025 10:13:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>26914</s:story_id></item><item><title>O’Gorman Selected to the SBC Championship All-Tournament Team</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/23/womens-volleyball-o-gorman-selected-to-the-sbc-championship-all-tournament-team.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/23/womens-volleyball-o-gorman-selected-to-the-sbc-championship-all-tournament-team.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Maradith O'Gorman" src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/23/MLV-sbcvball-140__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />After helping South Alabama advance to the semifinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Championships, Maradith O'Gorman was named to the all-tournament squad for her play Sunday following the conclusion of the championship match.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/23/MLV-sbcvball-140__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/23/MLV-sbcvball-140__1_.jpg"><media:title>Maradith O'Gorman</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/23/MLV-sbcvball-140__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:53:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>26898</s:story_id></item><item><title>South Alabama’s Rally Comes Up Short as Jags Fall to JMU in Semifinals</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/22/womens-volleyball-south-alabamas-rally-comes-up-short-as-jags-fall-to-jmu-in-semifinals.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/22/womens-volleyball-south-alabamas-rally-comes-up-short-as-jags-fall-to-jmu-in-semifinals.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[After dropping the first two sets of the match, South Alabama rallied back to force a fifth set, but James Madison outlasted the Jaguars to pick up a 3-2 victory (25-21, 25-12, 21-25, 25-27, 21-19) Saturday evening in the semifinals at Sun Belt Conference Championship held at the Foley Event Center.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 21:39:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>26897</s:story_id></item><item><title>Balanced Attack and Solid Defense Sends Jags to Semifinals</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-volleyball-balanced-attack-and-solid-defense-sends-jags-to-semifinals.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/21/womens-volleyball-balanced-attack-and-solid-defense-sends-jags-to-semifinals.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Celebration" src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/21/MLV-sbcvball-68.jpg" /><br /><br />South Alabama used a balanced offensive attack and solid defense to pick up a 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-23) victory over Georgia Southern Friday night in the quarterfinal round of the Sun Belt Conference Championship held at the Foley Event Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/MLV-sbcvball-68.jpg" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/MLV-sbcvball-68.jpg"><media:title>Celebration</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/21/MLV-sbcvball-68.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:47:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>26894</s:story_id></item><item><title>Preview: Match 28 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference Championship</title><link>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/20/womens-volleyball-preview-match-28-georgia-southern-sun-belt-conference-championship.aspx</link><guid>https://usajaguars.com/news/2025/11/20/womens-volleyball-preview-match-28-georgia-southern-sun-belt-conference-championship.aspx</guid><category>Women's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sun Belt Championship " src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/20/VB_UpNext_SBC_Championship__1920x1080_.png" /><br /><br />Sun Belt Conference Championship Preview]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/20/VB_UpNext_SBC_Championship__1920x1080_.png" /><media:content 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VB All-Conference" src="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/11/19/VB_SBC_Awards__1920x1080_.png" /><br /><br />South Alabama's Anna Loberg (Setter of the Year) and Cambria Gaier (Freshman of the Year) both took home individual Sun Belt Conference accolades on Wednesday, while Loberg was also selected to the league's all-conference first team, and Gaier, Sarah Gooch and Briana Wilson were named to the second team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/VB_SBC_Awards__1920x1080_.png" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/19/VB_SBC_Awards__1920x1080_.png"><media:title>SBC VB All-Conference</media:title></media:content><enclosure 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(25-19, 26-28, 13-25, 25-11, 15-9) Saturday afternoon at the HTC Center in both team's regular-season finale.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WVB_DROPS_11-15-36.JPEG" /><media:content url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WVB_DROPS_11-15-36.JPEG"><media:title>Preslee Thompson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://usajaguars.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/11/15/WVB_DROPS_11-15-36.JPEG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 21:06:00 CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>16</s:sport_id><s:story_id>26881</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>