MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference cluster began on Sunday morning in Montgomery, Alabama. The Southern University Lady Jaguars (1-16, 1-4) fell to Jackson State (4-12, 3-1) and Bethune-Cookman (2-15, 2-3) in straight sets.
Match 1
SU 0, JSU 3
(16-25, 12-25, 15-25)
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
- Southern would be the first on the board by Jackson State would come back with the next six points to take a 6-1 lead.
- JSU would expand their lead to 20-8 before Southern would be able to pick up two points in a row.
- SU would finish the set on an 8-5 run, but that would not be enough as JSU would take the first set 25-16.
SET 2
- Southern would once again jump on the board first and would continue to battle, holding on to a 5-4 lead.
- The teams would continue to trade points until JSU would take the lead at 10-9.
- JSU would finish the set on a 15-3 run and take set two 25-12.
SET 3
- Jackson State would take the first two points of the third set but SU would battle back to tie it at 2-2.
- Jackson would win two points for every point by the Lady Jaguars and held 20-11 lead.
- JSU would finish the match out by taking five of the final nine points and win set three 25-15.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- JSU would have a 39-20 advantage in kills
- SU would finish with five blocks to eight by Jackson State
- The Lady Jaguars had 18 assists while the Tigers had 34
- Southern came away with 22 digs to 24 from JSU
- Leah Draine had seven kills to lead the Lady Jaguars.
- Kailee Deffebaugh would have five blocks for Southern.
- Jordan Felix finished with seven assists.
Match 2
SU 0, BCU 3
(14-25, 18-25, 14-25)
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
- Southern took an early lead at 2-1, but Bethune-Cookman would use a 5-0 run for a three-point lead at 5-2.
- B-CU would extend their lead to 14-6 before the Lady Jaguars would call their first timeout.
- Southern would cut into the lead and get the score to 18-11.
- The Wildcats would close out the set for a 25-14 victory.
SET 2
- The second set had the Lady Jaguars race out to a 3-0 lead, but B-CU would respond with four straight points of their own to take the lead, 4-3.
- The Lady Jaguars would take the lead back at 5-4, but once again the Wildcats responded with four points to go back up 8-5.
- Southern would continue to battle and keep the score close until B-CU started to pull away at 15-11. The Lady Jaguars would use their first timeout.
- Three more points by the Wildcats forced Southern to call their last timeout down 18-11.
- The teams would trade points the rest of the way, giving Bethune-Cookman a 25-18 win.
SET 3
- The third set started as a battle with both teams trading points. After three straight gave B-CU a 9-7 lead, the Lady Jaguars would call a timeout.
- A five-point run by the Wildcats would force Southern to call their final timeout down 16-10.
- A four point run gave Bethune-Cookman a 21-12 lead, on their way to a 25-14 set three win.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- B-CU would have a 39-24 advantage in kills
- SU would finish with four blocks to seven by Bethune-Cookman
- The Lady Jaguars had 21 assists, while the Wildcats had 29
- Southern came away with 38 digs to 41 from B-CU
- Akilah Smith and Deffebaugh had three blocks apiece
- Felix finished with 11 assists to lead the Lady Jaguars
- Nyah Alexander had 14 digs
UP NEXT
The Lady Jaguars will finish out the cluster against Alabama State at 1 p.m. on Monday, October 10.
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