GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State volleyball earned a 3-0 victory over Texas Southern on Sunday afternoon at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, overcoming a competitive opening set before pulling away to secure the win.
The Lady Tigers improved to 7-11 overall and 4-3 in SWAC play with the 32-30, 25-23, 25-11 victory. Texas Southern fell to 5-14 overall and 4-3 in conference action.
Grambling State faced an early challenge in the opening set as both teams battled through 18 tie scores and 10 lead changes across the first two sets. The Lady Tigers ultimately edged Texas Southern, 32-30, to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
The second set remained competitive, with Grambling State again finding a way to finish strong. The Lady Tigers claimed a 25-23 decision to move within one set of the sweep.
With momentum on its side, Grambling State controlled the third set, limiting Texas Southern to 11 points while closing out the match with a 25-11 win.
Lyric Jordan led the Lady Tigers offensively with 13 kills on 32 attacks, hitting .313, while adding one solo block and four block assists. Jordan finished with a match-high 16 points.
Jazmine Binion contributed seven kills and three block assists, while Rihianna Brown also recorded seven kills. Kenya Lucas added six kills on 15 attacks, hitting .267, and Angelique Pena finished with five kills, five block assists and a service ace.
Grambling State's defensive effort was led by Asialin Powell, who recorded 27 digs. Alayna Howard added 12 digs and contributed two service aces, while Reece Cook finished with six digs and a service ace.
The Lady Tigers also held a decisive advantage at the service line, recording nine aces compared with three for Texas Southern. Grambling State totaled 42 kills and hit .159 as a team, while limiting the Tigers to 27 kills and a .024 hitting percentage.
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