PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | The Grambling State volleyball team battled through five sets Friday evening but came up short against Prairie View A&M, falling 3-2 at the William J. Nicks Building.
The Lady Tigers (13-14, 9-6 SWAC) won the second and fourth sets but could not complete the comeback, as the Lady Panthers (12-16, 12-3 SWAC) secured the match by taking the deciding set, 15-12.
Prairie View A&M opened the match with a 25-22 victory in the first set before Grambling responded with a 25-23 win in the second to even the match.
The Lady Panthers regained the advantage with a 25-21 decision in the third set. Grambling answered emphatically in the fourth, taking a 25-14 victory to force a fifth set.
In the deciding frame, the teams battled through several lead changes before Prairie View A&M pulled away to claim the 15-12 victory.
Kenya Lucas led Grambling offensively with 17 kills on 31 attempts, finishing with a .484 hitting percentage. Lyric Jordan added 13 kills and seven digs, while Angelique Pena contributed nine kills on 17 attempts.
Lainy Evans finished with six kills and two solo blocks, while Jazmine Binion recorded five kills and two blocks.
Alayna Howard directed the offense with 30 assists and added 10 digs and three service aces. Asialin Powell led the defensive effort with 27 digs, while Reece Cook contributed 13 assists and eight digs.
Grambling finished with 58 kills, 56 assists, 76 digs and 11 service aces. The Lady Tigers also recorded 14 total blocks.
Prairie View A&M was led by Camille Middleton, who recorded a match-high 23 kills. Carrington Cook added 15 kills, while Valencia Wilder finished with 14 and Iyonna Sherwood contributed 13.
The Lady Panthers totaled 48 kills and 66 assists in the victory.
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