LORMAN, Miss. — Alcorn State volleyball fell to Texas Southern, 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-16), Sunday afternoon at the Davey L. Whitney Health & Physical Education Complex.

The Lady Braves struggled to find their rhythm early, dropping the opening set 25-13 before Texas Southern took the second set, 25-11.

Alcorn battled in the third set, but the Tigers closed out the match with a 25-16 victory.

Rylan Jones led Alcorn with 11 kills, while Courtney Carter added three kills and two service aces. De'Nyla Harlan finished with two kills on five attacks without an error, hitting .400.

Juliana Henao recorded eight assists and two digs, while Bailey Upshaw contributed one kill and one block assist. Ma'Kayla Coats added two kills and two digs.

Senior Day

Alcorn recognized five seniors prior to the match: Courtney Carter, Bailey Upshaw, Ma'Kayla Coats, De'Nyla Harlan and Juliana Henao. All five seniors appeared in the match for the Lady Braves.

Texas Southern finished with 38 kills and hit .358 as a team, while Alcorn recorded 21 kills and hit .075.

Up Next: 
Alcorn State travels to Grambling, Louisiana, to face Grambling State on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m.