FAIRFIELD, Ala. – The Alcorn State University volleyball program continues its season with a pair of tri-matches over the next two days at Miles College and Jacksonville State University.
The Lady Braves (0-4) will take on MC (0-0) at noon tomorrow before facing off against Albany State (1-3) at 2 p.m. Alcorn will then travel to Jacksonville, Alabama to battle North Dakota (2-4) at 3 p.m. and JSU (2-5) at 6 p.m.
The Lady Braves are coming off a tough opening weekend at the University of Central Arkansas Crain Automotive Invitational. Alcorn racked up its most points in a set (16) against host UCA in the second set where the team fired seven kills on a .125 attacking percentage.
Freshmen
KYLIE CAIN and
BARBARA GARRETT combined for 28 of the team's 60 kills during the four-game stretch. The duo each produced at least one kill per set. Seniors
CAROL KIAM-ASSATO and setter
LETICIA GONZALES each recorded four service aces, combining for eight of Alcorn's 11 aces on the weekend. Junior
HEATHER JACKSON made her presence felt at the net, leading the team with three blocks.
Miles College | Sept. 6 | 12 p.m.
First-year head coach Tiffany Hunter opens her season with a Golden Bears squad that finished last season 8-23 after being knocked out of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament in the first round.
Albany | Sept. 6 | 2 p.m.
Also in the SIAC, the Golden Rams enter the Miles Tri-Match with a 1-3 record, dropping matches to LaGrange College, Limestone College and North Greenville University while picking up a five-set victory over Talladega College.
That lone win came largely because of an 11-kill effort from Brittanni Phillips who swung at an efficient .556 (11-1-18) clip. Albany also held a 7.0-3.0 edge in blocks.
North Dakota | Sept. 7 | 3 p.m.
The Fighting Hawks split their two matches this past weekend, sweeping UTEP before dropping a straight-set match to Texas Tech. Faith Dooley, Tamara Merseli and Chelsea Moser spearhead the UND attack as all three have over two kills per set. Middle blocker Jordan Vail has a team-best 24 blocks (1.14/set).
Jacksonville State | Sept. 7 | 6 p.m.
The Gamecocks also split their four matches this past weekend at the Bash in the Boro tournament hosted by Georgia Southern. JSU swept The Citadel and Savannah State and dropped matches to GS and Charleston Southern. Allyson Zuhlke is the Gamecocks go-to attacker as she has already accumulated a team-best 91 kills at 3.50 kills per set. The next closest is Kaylee Frear with 71 (2.73/set).
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