Southern University

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southern University volleyball team earned a 3-0 victory over Dillard University on Wednesday evening at the Horace W. Moody Intramural Sports Complex, winning 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.
 
Senior libero Najah Harris reached a career milestone, recording her 100th career service ace with her third ace of the match.
 
The Lady Jaguars improved to 7-13 overall and 3-4 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, using a strong serving performance and a balanced offensive attack to secure the straight-set victory.
 
Southern faced an early challenge in the opening set as Dillard kept the score close throughout. After the teams traded points, the Lady Jaguars battled back to erase two four-point deficits, including 21-17, to even the score at 23-23. Harris then delivered back-to-back service aces to close out the set, giving Southern a 25-23 win and momentum heading into the second.
 
The Lady Jaguars carried that momentum into the second set, jumping out to an early lead behind timely kills and defensive pressure at the net. Southern built a comfortable advantage and maintained control despite a late push from Dillard, closing out the set 25-20 to take a 2-0 lead.
 
Southern continued to dictate the pace in the third set, using another productive offensive stretch to create separation. The Lady Jaguars pulled away in the middle portion of the set and held off Dillard down the stretch to complete the sweep with a 25-18 victory.
 
Sereniti Johnson led Southern offensively with 12 kills on 22 attacks, hitting .409. Alayah Wilson added a season-high eight kills, while Norielle Battle contributed six kills. Penina Vito paced the offense with 21 assists while adding eight digs. Maleah Faust added nine assists and five aces.
 
Harris led a balanced back row with 11 digs and finished with four service aces, including the milestone third ace that marked her 100th career ace. Reagan Robinson joined Faust and Vito with eight digs. Paulina Agudelo Marin recorded four total blocks, helping Southern establish a presence at the net.
 
UP NEXT
The Lady Jaguars return to action when they travel to Florida for matches against Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman. Southern will take on the Rattlers on Friday, October 23 at 6 p.m. and the Wildcats on Sunday, October 25 at 11 a.m.

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