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Hope Briggs at SWAC Tournament 2025
SWAC
3
Winner Southern U. SU 15-16,9-7 SWAC
2
Jackson St. JSU 13-14,12-4 SWAC
Winner
Southern U. SU
15-16,9-7 SWAC
3
Final
2
Jackson St. JSU
13-14,12-4 SWAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Southern U. SU 18 25 23 25 17 (3)
Jackson St. JSU 25 21 25 20 15 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Tigers Fall in SWAC Quarterfinal Matchup

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.| Cierra Gilbert totaled nine kills with a .533 hitting percentage, but the Jackson State volleyball team fell in five sets (25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-17) to Southern Friday at Lawson Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium.

The Tigers were led by a double-double from Jayden James, who registered 21 kills and 16 digs on the day. Hope Briggs also added 11 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Giannelle Asomani chipped in for with 15 digs to go with eight blocks from Gilbert.

Inside the Numbers

  • Cierra Gilbert was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating nine kills while hitting .533.
  • Jayden James had a team-high three aces in the match and registered a double-double with 21 kills and 16 digs
  • Jackson State's attackers were helped by a team-high 27 assists from Karys Dove.

How It Happened

  • Jackson State grabbed control of the set-one lead at 4-3 and never looked back to win 25-18.
  • JSU led by as many as nine points at 22-13 before finishing off the set. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Southern attacks in the stanza.
  • The Tigers dropped the second set 25-21 to even the match 1-1.
  • JSU fell in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured six lead changes and was tied 10 times.
  • Neither team led by more than four points along the way.
  • Jackson State put the second-set loss behind and took a 2-1 match lead with a victory in the third set.
  • The Tigers persevered in a back-and-forth set to win 25-23 in a stanza that featured eight lead changes and was tied 14 times.
  • Neither team opened up a lead of more than three points along the way.
  • Jackson State's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking seven Southern attacks in the stanza.
  • JSU couldn't finish off a four-set win as the Jaguars forced a fifth set with a 25-20 victory.
  • The Tigers fell behind on the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before losing the set.
  • Jackson State and Southern went back and forth all game, trading wins in the first three sets until the Jaguars took sets four and five, including winning the fifth set 17-15, and the match.
  • The Tigers couldn't survive a furious Southern rally in the fifth set, losing after leading by six points at 12-6 earlier in the set.

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