GRAMBLING, La.| The Jackson State volleyball team lost Sunday as the Florida A&M Rattlers posted a four set (23-25, 23-25, 25-8, 15-25) victory at the Fredrick C Hobdy Assembly Center.

The non-conference loss moved Jackson State to 19-11 on the season.

The Tigers offense was paced by Hope Briggs, who finished with 11 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .296. Nyjha Marcelin added 11 and Jayden James chipped in with 10 as part of a balanced Jackson State attack. Defensively, had four players reach double figures in digs, highlighted by Naija Gadis' 16, 15 from Alexis Williams, and 13 more from Karys Dove.

Inside the Numbers

• Jackson State had three players in double figures in kills.
• JSU had four players in double figures in digs.
• Trinity Bryant had a team-high two aces in the loss.
• The Tigers never trailed on the way to winning the third set 25-8.
• Hope Briggs had a team-high 11 kills for Jackson State.
• Jackson State got a team-high 16 digs from Naija Gadis.
• JSU's attackers were helped by a match-high 23 assists from Naija Gadis.

How It Happened

• Jackson State couldn't hang on in a back-and-forth first set, losing 25-23 in a game that featured three lead changes and was tied 11 times.
• Neither team led by more than three points in the match.
• A 25-23 second-set loss put Jackson State in a 2-0 hole in the match.
• The Tigers fell in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured nine lead changes and was tied 15 times.
• Neither team led by more than three points along the way.
• Jackson State rallied back to pull within two sets to one, winning their first set of the match in the third stanza.
• The Tigers scored first and never trailed in the set to secure a 25-8 victory.
• Jackson State ended on a high note, claiming its biggest lead, 17 points, to finish off the set.
• The Jackson State offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
• JSU's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four Florida A&M attacks in the stanza.
• The Tigers couldn't keep the rally going and fell in set four 25-15 to drop the match.
• JSU trailed by as many as 10 points as Florida A&M grabbed the advantage for good at 3-2 and Jackson State wasn't able to recover in a set that was knotted up just once before the Rattlers took over.

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