PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas| The Jackson State volleyball team stormed back after dropping the first set to secure a 3-1 victory (22-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-23) over Alabama A&M Friday to open the 2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tournament.

The Tigers attack was paced by Hope Briggs, who finished with 17 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .444, and by Alexis Williams, who had 16 while hitting .333. got eight digs from Kymorah Carter along with seven blocks from Kyahana Robinson and five rejections from Jordan Jones to lead them defensively.

Inside the Numbers

• Naija Gadis had a team-high one ace in the win.
• Hope Briggs had a match-high 17 kills for Jackson State.
• Jackson State got a team-high eight digs from Kymorah Carter.
• JSU's attackers were helped by a match-high 32 assists from Karys Dove.

How It Happened

• The Tigers dropped set one 25-22 despite a strong performance on the attacking end.
• Jackson State registered a .500 attack percentage with 16 kills in the set loss.
• Jackson State tied the match at 1-1 with a 25-17 second-set win.
• The Tigers took control of the set lead early on at 3-2 and never looked back.
• JSU led by as many as eight points at 20-12 before finishing off the set, totaling 16 kills in the process.
• The Jackson State offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
• Jackson State grabbed another win in the third set to make it a 2-1 match.
• The Tigers took the set 25-16 helped by a solid performance on the attacking side.
• JSU put together a .414 attack percentage with 13 kills in the set win.
• Jackson State ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza.
• JSU's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking six Alabama A&M attacks in the stanza.
• The Tigers finished off the match with a 25-23 fourth-set victory, winning their third straight set.
• Jackson Stae persevered in a back-and-forth set to win in a stanza that featured five lead changes and was tied 13 times.
• Neither team was able to grab a lead larger than three points along the way.
• Jackson State got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked five Alabama A&M attacks in the stanza.

Up Next
The Tigers will take on Alabama State in a semifinals match Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

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