SPRINGFIELD, Mo. | The Grambling State University volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Saturday to conclude play at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational at the Hammons Student Center. The Lady Tigers lost 3-0 to Missouri State and Oral Roberts.
 
Against Missouri State, Grambling State (0-6) dropped the three-set affair, 25-10, 25-14, 25-21.
 
Kevreion Ward led the offense with seven kills, while L'Murriel Thrower, who was named to the all-tournament team, added 12 assists. Defensively, Kambria Dame finished with seven digs, while Thrower and Erineke Mollere each had six.
 
Makina Wratten recorded 11 kills, while Laynie Dake added 10 to lead the Missouri State offense. Daniele Messa and Chloe Rear finished with 21 and 17 assists, respectively and Messa paced the defense with a team-high nine digs.
 
Against Oral Roberts, the Lady Tigers lost by scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-17.
 
Ward paced the offense with eight kills, while Thrower tallied 12 assists. Defensively, Dame recorded 10 digs and Mollere added nine.
 
Morgan Blomquist led the way for Oral Roberts with 12 kills. Bria Bergman finished with 36 assists, while Tori Roe recorded 10 digs.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Against Missouri State, Grambling State finished with a .105 hitting percentage (22 kills, 13 errors, 86 attacks)
> Missouri State recorded a .378 hitting percentage (51 kills, 14 errors, 98 attacks)
> The Lady Tigers tallied 10 kills on 37 attacks and had just three errors (.189 hitting percentage) in the third set
> The Bear recorded a .536 hitting percentage in the first set (18 kills on 28 attacks, with three errors)
> Grambling State registered 31 digs, 22 assists, four total team blocks and one service aces
> Missouri State added 48 digs, 45 assists, four total team blocks and four service aces
> Against Oral Roberts, Grambling State finished with a 0.31 hitting percentage (24 kills, 21 errors, 96 attacks)
> Oral Roberts recorded 44 kills, 11 errors, 96 attacks for a .344 hitting percentage
> The Lady Tigers registered 36 digs, 24 assists, six total team blocks and one service ace.
> ORU tallied 48 digs, 42 assists, 10 total team blocks and three service aces
 
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action with a trip to Las Cruces, N.M. to take on New Mexico State on Tuesday. The match is set to begin at 7 p.m.
 
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