BATON ROUGE, La. — The Southern University volleyball team hits the road for its final midweek matchup of the season, traveling to Lorman, Mississippi, to face Alcorn State on Wednesday at 6 p.m. inside the Davey Whitney Complex.
 
The Lady Jaguars enter the matchup following a three-match stretch that included a victory over Dillard before facing two of the Southwestern Athletic Conference's top teams in Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M.
 
Sophomore Sereniti Johnson continues to pace the Southern offense. Johnson recorded 30 kills on a .217 hitting percentage across the three matches, opening the week with 12 kills on an impressive .409 hitting percentage against Dillard. She followed with 11 kills, six digs and two service aces against Bethune-Cookman before closing the week with seven kills, six digs and two blocks against Florida A&M.
 
Sophomore Mariah Mott ranked second on the team with 22 kills during the stretch, highlighted by a 14-kill performance on a .357 hitting percentage against Bethune-Cookman. For the season, Johnson leads the Lady Jaguars with 2.71 kills per set, while Mott follows at 2.31 kills per set.
 
Setters Penina Vito and Maleah Faust continued to distribute the ball effectively, combining for 99 assists over the three matches. Vito led the way with 53 assists, recording 21 against Dillard, 22 against Bethune-Cookman and 10 against Florida A&M. Faust contributed 46 assists, including a team-high 23 against Bethune-Cookman.
 
Defensively, senior libero Najah Harris continued to anchor the Lady Jaguars' back row. The Dallas native totaled 48 digs across the three matches, recording 11 against Dillard, 27 against Bethune-Cookman and 10 against Florida A&M. Harris has recorded at least 20 digs in five of her last six matches, continuing to establish herself as one of the conference's top defensive players.
 
Harris enters the matchup averaging 5.11 digs per set, ranking sixth nationally, while her 404 total digs rank 15th in the country and sixth in Southern's rally-scoring era.
 
Reagan Robinson also contributed on both sides of the net, finishing the three-match stretch with 13 kills and 27 digs. Paulina Agudelo Marin added 14 kills and seven blocks, providing a presence at the net for the Lady Jaguars.

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