BATON ROUGE, LA --Camille Middleton and Carrington Cook each secured double-doubles to help power the Prairie View A&M volleyball team to a 3-2 victory (22-25, 25-18, 18-25, 25-17, 15-9) over the Southern Lady Jaguars Sunday on the road at Horace W Moody Intramural Sports Complex.
The conference win improved Prairie View A&M's record to 9-16 overall and 9-3 in SWAC play.
The Lady Panthers were led by double-doubles from both Cook, who had 15 kills and 18 digs, and Middleton, who had 19 kills and 13 digs. Valencia Wilder also added 14 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Tayler Ruffin chipped in for with 17 digs to go with six blocks from Jade Smith.
Game Notes
» Camille Middleton and Carrington Cook each secured double-doubles in the win.
» Prairie View A&M had three players in double figures in kills.
» Prairie View A&M had four players in double figures in digs.
» Shea McElroy had a team-high one ace in the win.
» Camille Middleton had a match-high 19 kills for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M got a team-high 18 digs from Carrington Cook.
» Prairie View A&M attackers were helped by a match-high 37 assists from Tayler Ruffin.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Panthers found themselves in an early hole, dropping the first set 25-22. Prairie View A&M trailed by as many as six points as Southern never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Lady Jaguars took control.
SET 2 | Prairie View A&M responded to pick up a 25-18 victory in set two, evening the match at one set apiece. The Lady Panthers never trailed by more than five points and grabbed the advantage for good at 7-6 in a set that showcased three lead changes before Prairie View A&M took over the lead. Prairie View A&M's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four Southern attacks in the stanza and capitalizing on 11 Southern attacking errors on the way to victory.
SET 3 | Southern responded to win set number three, putting Prairie View A&M in a two sets to one hole. The Lady Panthers fell in a tough set 25-18. Prairie View A&M trailed by as many as seven points as Southern grabbed the advantage for good at 9-8 in a set that was knotted up five times before the Lady Jaguars took over the lead.
SET 4 | Prairie View A&M then responded to win set four 25-17 to force a fifth set. The Lady Panthers took the lead for good at 14-13 in a set that showcased three lead changes before the Lady Panthers took over in the second half of the stanza.
SET 5 | Down two sets to one, Prairie View A&M fought back to win sets four and five, culminating in a 15-9 fifth-set victory, to take the match 3-2. The Lady Panthers took the fifth set powered by a solid performance on the attacking end. Prairie View A&M put together a .360 attack percentage with 11 kills in the set win. The Lady Panthers ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza.
