JACKSON, Miss. – The Alcorn State University volleyball program came away empty-handed Sunday afternoon, losing to the Lady Lions in straight sets during the final day of the SWAC Round-Up.

The Lady Braves (4-20, 2-12 SWAC) benefitted from yet another double-double by junior Jasmine Chambers (her third of the SWAC Round-Up) as she contributed 15 assists (5.0 per set) and 11 digs (3.7 per set) while also adding an ace and a block.

Sophomore Sydney Joseph led the purple and gold with 9 kills (3.7 per set), junior Fiapaipai Iosia had a pair of service aces and sophomore Simone Barren swatted two blocks.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff | L, 0-3 (15-25, 17-25, 20-25)

The Lady Lions came out roaring to open the match, rolling along to an early 11-4 lead. The Lady Braves showed some resiliency as it came back to pull within three (13-10) but UAPB was too much for Alcorn as it outscored the purple and gold 12-5 the rest of the set to win the opener (15-25).

Alcorn found itself in a type of déjà vu scenario in the second set, trailing 11-5 through 16 points. The Lady Braves once again showed a fighting spirit by clawing back to make it a three-point deficit (15-12). The girls from Pine Bluff made the plays it needed to down the stretch, putting the Lady Braves in a two-set hole (17-25).

Arkansas-Pine Bluff went to work immediately in the third set, going on an 8-1 run to begin the third. Alcorn proved its grit and never-say-die attitude as it rattled off six straight to close the gap to 13-11. That's as close as Coach Robinson's team would get as UAPB settled on a five-point third set victory and a sweep (20-25).

The Lady Braves travel to Marshall, Texas on Tuesday night to conclude its home-and-home series with Wiley College at 6 p.m.

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