JACKSON, Miss. - The Lady Tigers volleyball team makes the trip down to Hammond, La. this weekend to compete in the Southeastern Louisiana Volleyball Tournament hosted by the Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions.
The Tigers will compete in a doubleheader matchup on Friday with a match versus Texas A&M Corpus Christi at 11 am and then again against Cal Baptist at 3 pm.
Jackson State then turns around on Saturday at 2 pm for a match against the host school, Southeastern Louisiana for the final game the Tigers will play at the SELA Tournament.
SCOUTING CAL BAPTIST….
2019 Record: (1-5)
2018 Record: (21-11)
Wins: Fairfield
Losses: Illinois-Chicago, Idaho, Eastern Washington, Pepperdine Texas A&M
Key Players: Christine Graf (58 kills, 9 blocks), Sydney Marks (59 kills, 22 digs), Cassidy Dennison (57 kills, 37 digs), Nicole Abreu (83 digs), Natalie Zimmerer (124 assists)
Head Coach: Branden Higa (8th season, 144-64)
Match History: First meeting
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI….
2019 Record: (3-4)
2018 Record: (9-21)
Wins: New Mexico, Houston, Coppin State
Losses: UT Arlington, Arizona State, UTRGV, UTEP
Key Players: Madison Green (67 kills, 242 assists, 58 digs), Chloe Simon (61 kills, 8 assists, 50 digs), Sam Dumity (57 kills, 10 blocks), Rachel Young (55 kills, 10 blocks)
Head Coach: Steve Greene (4th season)
Match History: First meeting
SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA….
2019 Record: (2-5)
2018 Record: (2-27)
Wins: Alabama A&M, Tulane
Losses: Troy, East Tennessee State, Jacksonville State, Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, South Illinois
Key Players: Karlee Wilkerson (66 kills) Sam Gomez (62 kills), Caroline Golden (61 kills), Baylee Laskoskie (97 assists, 34 digs), Ariana Hebert (141 assists, 45 digs)
Head Coach: Jeremy White (1st season, 40-30 overall)
Match History: (series tied 1-1)
Last Meeting: 2018 (JSU won 3-1)
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