PINE BLUFF, AR – The University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff took control of the first and fourth sets on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Southern University Lady Jaguars on Tuesday night at H.O Clemmons Arena in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
SU 0, UAPB 3
(10-25, 25-20, 20-25, 8-25)
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
- A 9-0 run early in the first set gave Pine Bluff a commanding 10-1 lead.
- Southern would cut the deficit to single digits at 15-6 but would not be able to get much from there.
- UAPB would allow the Lady Jaguars to get only four more points the rest of the match, winning set one 25-10.
SET 2
- UAPB jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, but the Lady Jaguars would fight back, winning the next three points.
- The teams would battle back-and-forth for most of the match, neither team would get more than two points in a row until Southern was down 20-18.
- The Lady Jaguars would win the final seven points to take set two, 25-20.
SET 3
- Southern would jump out to a quick 2-0 lead, but UAPB would use a 4-0 run to take a 5-3 lead.
- Pine Bluff would use a 4-0 run to push their lead to 13-9 halfway through the set.
- Another 4-point run would extend their lead to seven at 23-16 before Southern would try to claw their way back with a three-point run of their own.
- UAPB would take the second set 25-20.
SET 4
- UAPB would Jump out to a 9-1 lead on errors by the Lady Jaguars.
- Pine Bluff would go on to win three straight points to every point score by Southern the rest of the match.
- UAPB would take set four 25-8.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Pine Bluff held a 49-29 advantage in kills
- SU would finish with six blocks to five by UAPB
- Southern finished with 25 assists, while Pine Bluff had 39.
- The Lady Jaguars had 41 digs, compared to 54 by Pine Bluff.
- Kailee Deffebaugh had eight kills to lead the Lady Jaguars.
- Kyla Carrier (12) and Jordan Felix (10) had double digit assists.
- Trenity Lundy had 10 digs to pace Southern
UP NEXT
The second SWAC cluster is set to begin inside Seymour Gymnasium on Sunday morning. The first match is scheduled for 9 a.m. with the Lady Jaguars set to take on Florida A&M. Southern will finish the night off at 7 p.m. against Alabama A&M. All cluster matches will be streamed on jaguarssportsnetwork.com.
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