NEW ORLEANS, La l The Grambling State University's volleyball team crept pass Dillard University to win their second game of the season as they beat them in three of five sets. GSU won the first set, 25-18. Dillard won the next two sets, 25-21 and 25-23 to tie the sets. The Lady Tigers put the match away with a 16-14 victory in the last set. 

"Today was a good victory for our team," head coach Johnson said. "Even through the struggle of us making so many unforced errors, they showed grit and determination to win. They made errors but did not give up. That alone was a huge mental victory for us. All players both on and off the court stayed engaged during the game and we started and ended the game as one; bringing a lot of positive energy! Energy that any coach would appreciate. All of our players played apart in the win however I would like to acknowledge the blocking efforts of our middle blockers, Linzy Woods and Tamaira Johnson. As well as Freshmen Hitter Gillian Jones stepping up doing positive things to help us get the victory. Tigers all day, every day!"

The Lady Tigers (1-7) was led on offense by Chasity Nicks who had 13 kills, Gillian Jones (13 kills) and Linzy Woods (10 kills).
On defense, Kabria Dames paced the team with 23 digs, Shelia Borders tallied 19, while Maurisa Harris had seven of her own.

The Bleu Devils (3-6) was paced by Desire Neal on offense with 18 kills, Bianca Ihetu (11), Codi Filmore (7). Alexis Barnett led on defense with 24 kills followed by Chloe Young with 16 and Kamyrn Linton who tallied 12. 

Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished with 54 kills, 40 errors, 187 attacks.
> Dillard had 50 kills, 40 errors, 178 attacks.
> The Lady Tigers recorded 70 digs, 45 assists 
> The Bleu Devils registered 78 digs, 50 assists 
 

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