Jacksonville Falls To Southern Miss In Five Set Thriller

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. — The Jacksonville Dolphins ended their opening weekend of the 2026 season with a five-set, 3-2 defeat (25-23, 20-25, 25-16, 20-25, 10-15) to the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. For the third match in a row, Abbie Tuyo led JU in kills, recording a career-high 17 while adding nine digs and four blocks. Sophomore Kathryn Adler set a career-high for kills as well, notching 12 while adding five blocks. Set One The opening set was close as could be in the early going. Southern Miss scored to go up 15-14, but JU junior Haley Yount had a thunderous response…