GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State volleyball returned home Friday evening but fell in straight sets to Prairie View A&M, 3–0, inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

The Lady Tigers dropped the match by scores of 18–25, 12–25, and 12–25.

With the result, Grambling moved to 7–19 overall and 5–10 in SWAC play, while Prairie View improved to 17–11 and 14–1 in the conference.

Kenya Lucas led the Grambling offense with five kills, followed by Rihianna Brown with four and Avri Solik-Fifarek with three.

Setter Alayna Howard paced the attack with 10 assists, while

Reece Cook added nine. Defensively, libero Leisey Keli'i anchored the back row with a team-high 15 digs, and Solik-Fifarek contributed eight.

As a team, Grambling tallied 20 kills, 20 assists, and 42 digs, hitting –.020 for the match.

Prairie View finished with 39 kills and a .236 hitting percentage, while also recording six aces and 12
blocks.




HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: Grambling opened the match with competitive early rallies, including kills from Kenya Lucas, Avri Solik-Fifarek, and Rihianna Brown. The Lady Tigers trailed by just one at 15–14 before Prairie View surged ahead with a series of kills from Kylee Owens and a service ace from Camille Middleton. Despite strong defensive efforts from Keli'i and timely swings from Brown, Grambling dropped the opening frame 25–18.

Set 2: Prairie View jumped out quickly behind aggressive serving, including another ace from Owens. Brown provided a spark with a kill and a service ace, but the Lady Panthers capitalized on extended runs and efficient blocking at the net. Grambling struggled to find offensive rhythm, finishing with three kills in the set, and PVAMU took the frame 25–12.

Set 3: Grambling showed fight early, highlighted by a service ace from Howard and kills from Lucas, Brown, and Solik-Fifarek. However, Prairie View's balanced attack and pressure from the service line created separation midway through the set. Despite Keli'i's steady back-row presence and additional kills from Binion and Haxton, Prairie View closed the match with a 25–12 victory in the final set.





UP NEXT
Grambling State concludes its regular season on Sunday, Nov. 16, as the Lady Tigers host Texas Southern University inside the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. First serve is set for 2 pm.




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