HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Chasity Nicks and Kevreion Ward combined for 24 kills as the Grambling State University volleyball team concluded the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Round-Up with a 3-1 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday.
 
Grambling State (8-21 overall, 5-9 SWAC) won the match, 25-15, 21-25, 25-14, 25-16.
 
Nicks paced the offense with 14 kills and hit .243, while Ward added 10 kills and boasted a .276 hitting percentage. L'Muriell Thrower handed out a team-high 28 assists. Defensively, Talicia Lang led the way with 21 digs, while Erineka Mollere chipped in with 16 and Thrower tallied 10 to complete the double-double.
 
Tyler Caliste led Mississippi Valley State with 10 kills, while Brooklyn Hudson finished with a match-high 30 assists. Jessica Bell paced the defense with 14 digs.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished with a .220 hitting percentage (49 kills, 21 errors, 127 total attacks)
> Mississippi Valley State registered 34 kills, 30 errors, 145 attacks (.028 hitting percentage)
> The Lady Tigers tallied 67 digs, 44 assists, 6.5 total team blocks and four service aces
> The Devilettes finished with 53 digs, 33 assists, five service aces and 3.0 total team blocks
 
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action with a non-conference match on Wednesday as Centenary (La.) comes to town. The match will begin at 6 p.m. at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
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