JACKSON, Miss.| The Jackson State volleyball team fell at home Friday night as Alabama A&M posted a 3-1 (22-25, 26-28, 25-22, 19-25) win at the Lee E Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.
The Tigers were led by a double-double from Alexis Williams, who registered 15 kills and 12 digs on the day. Hope Briggs also added 12 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Trinity Bryant chipped in with 20 digs to go with three blocks from Jordan Jones.
Inside the Numbers

• Jackson State had three players in double figures in digs.
• Trinity Bryant had a match-high four aces in the loss.
• Alexis Williams registered a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs
• Jackson State served up five aces on the way to a third-set victory.
• Alexis Williams had a team-high 15 kills for Jackson State.
• Jackson State got a match-high 20 digs from Trinity Bryant.
• JUS's attackers were helped by a match-high 26 assists from Naija Gadis.

How It Happened

• Jackson State (9-8, 5-2 SWAC) fell behind early, losing the first set 25-22.
• JSU trailed by as many as six points as Alabama A&M grabbed the advantage for good at 3-2 in a set that was tied up three times before the Bulldogs took control.
• A 28-26 set-two loss put The Tigers behind 2-0 in the match.
• The Tigers dropped a close second set, losing in a stanza that was tied four times and had two lead changes.
• Jackson State stayed alive with a victory in set three to make it a 2-1 match.
• Impressive serving helped the Tigers win the set 25-22.
• JSU totaled five aces in the win.
• The Tigers opened up a 21-14 lead in the stanza and coasted to victory from there.
• The Jackson State offense also got a boost from five aces in the stanza.
• JSU couldn't keep the rally going and lost in set four 25-19 to drop the match.
• The Tigers trailed by as many as seven points as Alabama A&M grabbed the advantage for good at 8-7 and Jackson State wasn't able to recover in a set that was knotted up two times before the Bulldogs took over.

Up Next
JSU will host Alabama State Sunday afternoon in its Pink game. First serve is set for 4:00 p.m. at the Lee E. Williams AAC.

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