BATON ROUGE, La. | Chasity Nicks registered 10 kills as the Grambling State University volleyball team concluded play on Sunday of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Round-Up with a 3-2 thrilling five-set win over Mississippi Valley State at the Moody Complex.
 
Grambling State (3-15 overall, 2-3 SWAC) won the match, 22-25, 25-8, 18-25, 25-18, 15-10. The five-set victory was the second for the Lady Tigers during SWAC Round-Up play, as GSU defeated Alabama State (3-2) on Friday.
 
Nicks tallied 10 kills and eight digs to pace Grambling State. L'Muriell Thrower registered a match-high 26 assists, while Sheila Borders added 13. Kabria Dame led the defense with 23 digs, while Erineka Mollere added 10. Thrower and Borders completed the double-double with 14 and 10 digs, respectively.
 
Tyler Caliste paced the Devilettes (2-17, 0-5) with 11 kills, while Ariana Austin dished out 26 assists. Jessica Bell registered a match-high 33 digs and Taylor Selfridge and Austin recorded 16 and 14 digs.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished with a .163 hitting percentage (52 kills, 24 errors, 172 attacks)
> Mississippi Valley State registered 35 kills, 33 errors, 179 attacks (.011 hitting percentage)
> The Lady Tigers tallied 94 digs, 45 assists, nine service aces and 5.0 total team blocks
> The Devilettes finished with 83 digs, 33 assists, eight service aces and 5.0 total team blocks
 
Up Next
Grambling State returns to action with a non-conference match on Wednesday in Tougaloo, Miss. The Lady Tigers will face off against Tougaloo College with the match set to begin at 6 p.m.
 
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