BATON ROUGE, LA—The Southern University Jaguars (2-8, 1-3) fall to the Grambling State Lady Tigers (5-8, 2-1) in five sets on Monday night inside Tiger Memorial Gym.
 
The first set was a back-and-forth battle seeing ten ties and three lead changes. Kendall Dutton led the way for the Jaguars with four kills accounting for four points. A service error by GSU brought the score to 19-21 SU and led to four straight points for the Jags to take a 23-21 lead. Grambling was able to rally back to take set one.
 
In set two, GSU was able to jump out to a 4-0 lead before SU bounced back with a scoring spree to take a 6-5 lead. Points were exchanged back and forth until the Lady Tigers were able to take the win. 
 
During set three the Jaguars were able to hold the lead for the beginning of the match taking a 14-11 advantage on a service error by GSU. The Lady Tigers were able to tie the score and take the lead until the Jags rallied off five straight points, then another six to take set three.
 
In set four the Jaguars fell behind by a score of 14-9 before a four-point rally brought the deficit to one. Both teams fought hard with rallies coming from both sides. The Jaguars were able to take set four behind big kills from Elise Doomes and Kendall Dutton.
 
Set five didn't go as planned for the Jaguars as they weren't able to capture the lead at any time during the match. The Jags were only able to score five points during this set allowing GSU to capture the match.
 
Dutton led the way for the Jaguars with 13 kills followed by Elise Doomes finishing with eleven. Dutton was also a part of some huge blocks for SU as she closed the match with four. Kyla Carrier and Ryleigh Taylor were both instrumental pieces of the puzzle with big assists for the Jags. Carrier completed the match with 20 assists and Taylor with 15. Kennedy Joubert led the team in digs with 40, which is a season high.
 
NEXT UP
The Jaguars travel to Tallahassee, Florida for a cluster at Florida A&M beginning on October 10, 2021. First Match will be against Alabama State at 11:00 a.m.
 
 
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