GRAMBLING, La. l The Grambling State University women's volleyball team fought valiantly but were defeated by Texas Southern University, 3-0, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) match on Tuesday evening at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

"We will continue to work on our offensive-mental game. We will not stop working until we get it right," said head coach Demetria Keys-Johnson. "We are Tigers and we will continue our hunt for success, one game at a time!"

Texas Southern (5-11, 4-3 SWAC) took all three games, 25-21, 25-23 and 25-21, to win the match.

Raven McKenzie paced Grambling State with seven kills and a solo dig, while Chasity Nicks added six kills and six digs.

Alexis Austin tallied 12 kills and seven digs, while Danielle Lilley notched nine kills.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished the match with 26 kills, 45 digs, 23 assists, 6.0 team blocks and no service aces
> Texas Southern registered 35 kills, 34 assists, 58 digs, 6.0 team blocks and two service aces
> Grambling State committed 22 errors on 130 attempts
> Texas Southern committed 18 errors on 127 attempts
> There were 24 ties and 10 lead changes

News and Notes
> Grambling State fell to 5-15 overall and 1-6 in SWAC play
> Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center's attendance on Monday evening was 210 

Up Next
Grambling State will host Dillard on Friday, Oct. 11 (High School Day) at 6 p.m. at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

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