MOBILE, Ala.| The Jackson State volleyball team opened its season Friday morning at the South Alabama Tournament facing Stephen F. Austin and Tulane. The Tigers dropped both matches 3-0; SFA (15-25, 17-25, 20-25) and Tulane (13-25, 15-25, 16-25).

HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME 1

· Jackson State (0-1) found itself in an early deficit, losing a tough first set 25-15. 
· JSU trailed by as many as 12 points as Stephen F. Austin (1-0) grabbed the advantage for good at 2-1 in a set that was knotted up just once before the Ladyjacks took control.
· The Tigers then lost the second set 25-17 to fall behind in the match two sets to none.
· JSU fell in set two despite a strong performance on the attacking side. 
· Jackson State put together a .323 attack percentage with 13 kills in the set loss.
· Jackson State couldn't prolong the match and lost in set three, 20-25, despite an impressive defensive effort. 
· The Tigers totaled eight blocks in the set loss.
· Hope Briggs finished with 10 kills in the match to lead the Tiger's offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .346. 
· JSU got nine digs from Briggs along with five blocks from Jordan Jones to lead them defensively.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
· Jordan Jones had an ace in the loss.
· Hope Briggs had a team-high 10 kills for Jackson State and a team-high nine digs.
· JSU attackers were helped by a team-high 22 assists from Naija Gadis.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
GAME 2
· The Tigers found themselves in an early hole, dropping a tough first set 25-13.
· Jackson State trailed by as many as 13 points as Tulane (1-0) grabbed the advantage for good at 8-7 in a set that was tied up three times before the Green Wave took control.
· Jackson State trailed by as many as 10 points as Tulane grabbed the advantage at 11-10 in a set that was tied up six times.
· JSU then dropped set two 25-15 to fall behind in the match two sets to none.
· The Tigers fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before falling in the set 25-16 as Tulane claimed the match.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
· Naija Gadis registered an ace in the loss.
· Alexis Williams had a team-high eight kills for Jackson State and led the team in attacks.
· Trinity Bryant recorded 15 digs while Nyjha Marcelin tacked on 10 more.
· Jackson State's attackers were helped by a team-high 21 assists from Gadis.

UP NEXT
The Tigers will close out opening weekend at the USA Tournament against the host team Saturday at 3 p.m. Tomorrow's game can be streamed live on ESPN+.

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