GRAMBLING, La.| The Grambling State University volleyball team jumped out to a two-set lead and outlasted Alcorn State, 3-2, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) match on Sunday evening at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

The Lady Tigers (4-8 overall, 1-1 SWAC) took the first two sets, 25-21, 25-20, but dropped the next two sets, 25-10, 25-22, before pulling past the Lady Braves, 15-4, in the final set.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- With the opening set tied at 16, Grambling State took control of a few errors by Alcorn State to grab a 1-0 lead 
- The Lady Braves opened the second set with a 10-3 advantage after a kill by Mikenzie Young-Mullins
- However, Grambling State chipped away at the deficit and tied the match at 11 after a kill by A'Lexus Everett
- The kill by Everett sparked GSU offensively as the Lady Tigers extended the margin to 22-18
- Grambling State took the second second, 25-20 after a pair of errors by Alcorn State
- The Lady Braves raced out to a 12-2 lead in third set and cruised to a 25-10 victory to close the gap to 2-1
- Grambling State started strong in the fourth set and took a 7-3 advantage after a kill by Everett
- Alcorn State rallied and tied the match at 14 before picking up a 25-22 victory and forcing a fifth set
- The Lady Tigers opened the final set on a 5-1 run
- Alcorn State closed the margin to 6-3, but Grambling State ended the set on a 9-1 run to claim the five-set match

INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Grambling State finished with 37 kills, 17 errors and 141 total attacks
- The Lady Tigers hit .429 during the fifth set with six kills on 14 attacks
- A'Lexus Everett paced the GSU offense with 12 kills
- Sheila Borders, who recorded her 1,000 assist during Sunday's match, registered 14 assists
- Kalee Cadwell added 12 assists and eight digs
- Jada Taylor led the defense with 20 digs
- Rayven McKenzie tallied 10 digs
- Grambling State finished with 62 digs, 32 assists and six service aces 
- Alcorn State finished with 57 kills, 31 errors and 168 total attacks
- The Lady Braves hit..316 during the third set with 16 kills, four errors and 38 attacks
- Mikenzie Young-Mullins paced the Alcorn State offense with a match-high 25 kills, along with 10 digs and one block
- Makayla Wardlaw added 14 kills, two service aces and one assist
- Maya Detwiler dished out a match-high 43 assists
- Mariah Wilmoth led the defense with 25 digs, while Iosia Flapaipai chipped in 15
- Alcorn State finished with 71 digs, 49 assists and eight service aces

UP NEXT
Grambling State returns to the court on Monday as rival Southern comes to town. First serve is set for 6 p.m. from the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly.

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