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X. Taylor vs Alcorn
Tristan Holliday
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Alcorn Alcorn 2-14,1-2 SWAC
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Winner Southern U. SU 1-14,1-2 SWAC
Alcorn Alcorn
2-14,1-2 SWAC
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Final
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Southern U. SU
1-14,1-2 SWAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Alcorn Alcorn 16 18 25 22 (1)
Southern U. SU 25 25 20 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Kevin Albarez, Assistant Sport Information Director

Lady Jaguars Beat Alcorn for First Conference Win, 3-1

BATON ROUGE, La. – The Southern University Lady Jaguars (1-14, 1-2) looked to gain momentum ahead of the Southwestern Athletic Conference cluster this weekend. They did just that, picking up a 3-1 victory over Alcorn State Thursday night inside Seymour Gym.
 
SU 3, Alcorn 1
(25-16, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
  • The Lady Jaguars came out on fire to start the first set, jumping out to a 7-4 lead and forcing the Braves to use their first timeout.
  • Alcorn would fight their way back to gain a 12-11 lead and the Lady Jaguars would use their first timeout.
  • Out of that timeout, Southern went on a 14-4 run to close out the first set 25-16.
  • The Lady Jaguars finished with three aces in the first set.
SET 2
  • The second set would start as a back-and-forth battle between the teams. Southern would hold the lead most of the way.
  • With an SU lead of 9-8, the Lady Jaguars would go on a 6-2 run to take a five-point lead.
  • The Lady Jaguars would continue to attack the Braves and the final score of 25-18 would reflect that.
  • The Lady Jaguars would finish with 14 kills and two more aces in the second set. Dropping their errors to just four.
SET 3
  • The Lady Jaguars would start the third set slow, and Alcorn would jump out to an 8-5 lead and for SU to call a timeout.
  • Coming out of the break, the Braves would continue to put the pressure and extend their lead to 20-10 and Coach Jacobs would use her final timeout of the set.
  • Southern would not give up and after giving up the first point out of the timeout would go on a 6-1 run to close the gap.
  • The Lady Jaguars would force the Braves to use their first timeout with the score 24-19. Southern would get one more point but drop the third set 25-20.
SET 4
  • Southern would come out looking to close out the match in the fourth set, jumping out to a 10-4 lead and forcing Alcorn to use a timeout.
  • From there, things would go back-and-forth for a while until Alcorn would use their final timeout with SU up 17-10.
  • Alcorn would try to make a run, but Coach Jacobs would call a timeout with the Lady Jaguars still up 21-16.
  • The Braves would finish out on a 6-3 run, but the Lady Jaguars would win the fourth set 25-22 giving them the match win.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Southern would have a 49-33 advantage in kills
  • SU would finish with three blocks to five by Alcorn
  • The Lady Jaguars had 41 assists while the Braves had 31
  • Southern came away with 57 digs to 48 from Alcorn
  • Xaria Taylor (13) and Jordan Felix (10) would lead the Lady Jaguars in kills.
  • Taylor and Marian Attaway would finish with two blocks apiece
  • Kyla Carrier had 25 assists for Southern
  • Attaway (13), Carrier (10) and Felix (10) would have double digit digs for the Lady Jaguars
 
UP NEXT
The first SWAC cluster is set to get started on Sunday, October 9 in Montgomery, Alabama. The Lady Jaguars will take on Jackson State at 11 a.m. and Bethune-Cookman at 5 p.m. They will return Monday for an afternoon tilt at 1 p.m. against Alabama State.

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