HOUSTON, Texas| The Jackson State volleyball team fell to Alabama State 3-0 (18-25, 16-25, 21-25) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Semifinals Saturday at H&PE Arena.
How It Happened
-Alabama State got off to an 8-4 lead to open the first set
-Jackson State fought its way back into the match as Olivia Flanagan registered a kill to put the Tigers within one of ASU, 11-10
-The Hornets began to slowly pull away as Emily Brooks recorded an ace to give ASU an 18-14 lead
-Alabama State closed the set out with a kill from Kalysia Bates put down a kill for a 25-18 first set victory
-ASU opened the second set similar to the first taking a 15-9 lead after capitalizing off a JSU error
-The deficit was too large for the Tigers to recover from as Alabama State took set two, 25-16
-A kill from Jylen Whitten put Jackson State on the board first in the second set
-ASU came back to take the lead, but the Tigers tied the score at five with a kill from Jordan Jones
-Both teams knotted the score five more times before ASU began to create space with an 18-15 lead
-A kill from Olivia Flanagan put the Tigers right back in the game tying the score at 18
-Jylen Whitten registered a kill to keep the Hornets close with the score tied at 19
-Alabama State went on a 6-2 run to close the match (25-21) and seal the semifinals victory, 3-0
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
-Alexis Williams led the Tigers' offense with 15 kills and tagging on four digs
-Jylen Whitten had seven kills, four digs and one ace
-Nevaeh Bray had three blocks while Jordan Jones and Taila Gaines each had two blocks
-Damassy Thompson tallied 17 assists and Karys Dove registered 16 assists
-Trinity Bryant recorded seven digs in the match
-Jackson State finished with 38 kills, 100 total attacks, 37 assists, 10 blocks and 30 digs
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