PRAIRIE VIEW, TX --The Prairie View A&M volleyball team lost to the Alabama A&M Bulldogs 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 19-25, 24-26) Friday at home at Baby Dome.
The loss dropped Prairie View A&M's record to 3-15 overall and 3-2 in SWAC play.
The Lady Panthers were led by a double-double from D'Mya Hill, who registered 15 kills and 12 digs on the day. Iyonna Sherwood also added 11 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Camille Middleton chipped in for with 15 digs to go with six blocks from Jade Smith.
Game Notes
» Camille Middleton had a team-high one ace in the loss.
» D'Mya Hill registered a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs
» D'Mya Hill had a match-high 15 kills for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M got a team-high 15 digs from Camille Middleton.
» Prairie View A&M attackers were helped by a match-high 28 assists from Tayler Ruffin.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Panthers found themselves in an early deficit, dropping a tough first set 25-17. Prairie View A&M trailed by as many as eight points as Alabama A&M grabbed the advantage for good at 9-8 in a set that was tied up five times before the Bulldogs took control.
SET 2 | Prairie View A&M fought back after dropping the first set to take set two 25-23, evening the match at one set apiece. The Lady Panthers took the set powered by a solid showing on the attacking side. Prairie View A&M registered a .387 attack percentage with 14 kills in the set win. The Lady Panthers opened up a 21-16 lead in the stanza and coasted to victory from there. Prairie View A&M's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking five Alabama A&M attacks in the stanza.
SET 3 | Alabama A&M went ahead 2-1 in the match after defeating the Lady Panthers in the third set. The Lady Panthers fell behind on the first point and never clawed back into the lead before losing the set 25-19.
SET 4 | Prairie View A&M then dropped the fourth set 26-24 to finish off the match. The Lady Panthers came up short in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied nine times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than four points along the way.
