Braves Tripped Up by FAMU

BATON ROUGE, La. – Alcorn Volleyball completed its second Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) cluster event of the 2022 campaign Monday morning with the Braves falling to league-leading Florida A&M, 3-0 in conference play at Seymour Gymnasium on the campus of Southern University. FAMU took the match on set scores of 25-16, 25-15, 25-19.
 
Alcorn (4-22, 3-10 SWAC) amassed seven kills in the opening frame, using two kills apiece from middle blocker Demya Tate and outside hitter Mikenzie Young-Mullins.
 
FAMU (15-11, 12-0 SWAC) countered in the opener with a .382 hitting percentage, riding three kills each from Brooke Lynn Watts, Irem Ucar and Emerald Jacobs, respectively.
 
The Braves led 9-6 in the third set behind a pair of FAMU attack errors, as well as a service error charged to the Rattlers. However, FAMU would storm back on the strength of a 9-4 run, thanks in part to three of Alcorn's eight attack errors in the set.
 
Alcorn was charged in the match by Young-Mullins with a team-high six kills, followed by Makayla Wardlaw with five. Tate ended the match with four kills of her own. Freshman setter Ramona Pulu registered 14 assists while Young-Mullins led the team with nine digs.
 
The Braves conclude the SWAC Cluster #2 event with a 2-1 record overall in the event.
 
The next Alcorn contest will serve as "Senior Appreciation Night" for the Braves, as the Purple and Gold welcome Southern (La.) to the Davey L. Whitney Complex for a SWAC matchup on Thursday, Nov. 3, at 6:30 p.m.
 
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