JACKSON, Miss.| The Jackson State volleyball team hosted the University of Louisiana-Monroe in its home opener at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers walked away with the 3-2 comeback victory, topping the Warhawks (18-25, 15-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-11).

The Tigers offense was paced by Hope Briggs, who finished with 18 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .289. Jordan Jones added 10 kills and Morghan Chambers chipped in with 10 as part of a balanced Jackson State attack. Defensively, JSU had two players reach double figures in digs as Trinity Bryant had 20 and Alexis Williams had 15.

How It Happened

• Jackson State (1-3) trailed by as many as eight points in the first set as ULM never surrendered the lead.
• JSU fell behind early, losing a tough first set 25-18.
• The Tigers tied the third set seven times before the Warhawks took the advantage for good at 8-7.
• ULM (1-7) pulled away from JSU for the second set win, 25-15.
• Jackson State led the third set 5-4 with a kill from Morghan Chambers before ULM tied it at five.
• The Tigers took control of the set early when the score was 6-5 and never trailed to win 25-21. Jackson State led by eight points at 22-14 before closing out the stanza, collecting 16 kills in the process.
• The JSU offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
• Jackson State's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four ULM attacks in the.
• After being tied at six, the Tigers continued their comeback, taking the lead with back-to-back kills from Chambers and Hope Briggs to give the Tigers the 7-6 go ahead.
• JSU kept its distance, winning the fourth set 25-19 to bring the match level at two sets apiece.
• A strong showing on the attacking side led the Tigers to victory in the set.
• Jackson State registered a .371 attack percentage with 17 kills in the set win.
• JSU opened the fifth set with a 6-0 run capped by another kill from Chambers.
• ULM attempted to close in on the gap bringing the set within two points, 12-10.
• An attack error by the Warhawks and a kill from Alexis Williams and Nyjha Marcelin paced the Tigers to the epic victory as JSU topped ULM 15-11 in the fifth set.

Inside the Numbers

• Jackson State dropped the first two sets of the match before rallying to win the final three.
• JSU had three players in double figures in kills.
• Trinity Bryant had a match-high three aces in the win.
• JSU never trailed on the way to winning the fourth set 15-11.
• Hope Briggs had a match-high 18 kills for Jackson State.
• The Tigers had a match-high 20 digs from Trinity Bryant.
• Jackson State attackers were helped by a match-high 31 assists from Naija Gadis.

Up Next
The Tigers will travel to McNeese State to compete in the McNeese Invitational beginning Friday in Lake Charles, La. JSU will face Southeast Missouri Friday at 10:30 a.m. and Sam Houston at 4:00 p.m. Jackson State will close out the tournament against the host team McNeese State Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

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