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X. Taylor
Randy Edwards
3
Winner Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 3-11,1-0 SWAC
2
Southern U. SU 0-13,0-1 SWAC
Winner
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB
3-11,1-0 SWAC
3
Final
2
Southern U. SU
0-13,0-1 SWAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 25 25 25 15 15 (3)
Southern U. SU 27 19 8 25 9 (2)

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

Volleyball Drops Conference Opener in Five Sets

BATON ROUGE, La.The Southern University Lady Jaguars (0-13, 0-1) forced a fifth set in the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener against the University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff (3-11, 1-0) but would fall 3-2 inside the Seymour Gym on Sunday afternoon.
 
SU 2, UAPB 3
(27-25, 19-25, 8-25, 25-15, 9-15)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1
  • The teams would trade points to start the match before Southern would win four straight points to take a 11-8 lead.
  • UAPB would take seven of the next nine points to take a 15-13 lead.
  • Southern would take their first timeout after back-to-back errors and UAPB up 19-17.
  • A service error would give the Lady Lions at 24-21 lead and force the Lady Jaguars to use their final timeout.
  • Southern would take six of the final seven points to take set one 27-25.
SET 2
  • The second set would be another tightly contested match. Neither team would get a lead larger than one until UAPB got up 10-8.
  • The Lady Jaguars would use their first timeout down 16-14.
  • UAPB would take five of the next seven points and force Southern to use their final timeout.
  • UAPB would take set two 25-19.
SET 3
  • Nothing would go the Lady Jaguars way in the third set. UAPB would jump out to a 11-5 lead, forcing SU to use a timeout.
  • UAPB would take the third set 25-8.
SET 4
  • The Lady Jaguars would respond in a big way in set four. SU would jump out to a 5-1 lead before UAPB would call their first timeout.
  • Southern would continue to gradually extend their lead and force UAPB to use their final timeout with the score 19-13.
  • SU would extend the lead even further before Xaria Taylor slammed the door with the final kill, giving the Lady Jaguars a 25-15 set four win.
SET 5
  • The final set had the Lady Jaguars jumping out to a 6-3 lead early and UAPB would use their first timeout.
  • UAPB would fight their way back and take the lead 8-7 before the teams would trade sides.
  • Southern would call their first timeout after the Lady Lions got the next point.
  • UAPB would end up with nine of the final 11 points to take set five 15-9.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • UAPB would have a 50-46 advantage in kills
  • Southern had three aces compared to 11 by the Lady Lions
  • SU would finish with eight blocks to 12 by UAPB
  • The Lady Jaguars had 44 assists while the Pine Bluff had 47
  • Southern came away with 53 digs to 55 from UAPB
  • Taylor led the Lady Jaguars with 12 kills
  • Kyla Carrier (20) and Jordan Felix (19) led Lady Jaguars in assists
  • Felix (15) and Nyah Alexander (12) all had double-digit digs
 
UP NEXT
Southern returns tomorrow night to Clifford Seymour Gymnasium to take on Grambling State University at 6 p.m. The match will be streamed on JaguarSportsNetwork.com.

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Players Mentioned

Nyah Alexander

#17 Nyah Alexander

DS/L
5' 4"
Senior
Kyla Carrier

#13 Kyla Carrier

S
5' 7"
Sophomore
Jordan Felix

#8 Jordan Felix

S
5' 8"
Freshman
Xaria Taylor

#11 Xaria Taylor

MB
5' 11"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Nyah Alexander

#17 Nyah Alexander

5' 4"
Senior
DS/L
Kyla Carrier

#13 Kyla Carrier

5' 7"
Sophomore
S
Jordan Felix

#8 Jordan Felix

5' 8"
Freshman
S
Xaria Taylor

#11 Xaria Taylor

5' 11"
Graduate Student
MB