PRAIRIE VIEW, TX --Camille Middleton and Carrington Cook both registered double-doubles to help propel the Prairie View A&M volleyball team to a 3-2 win (25-22, 23-25, 25-21, 14-25, 15-12) against the Grambling Lady Tigers Friday at home at Baby Dome.
The win moved the Lady Panthers' record to 12-16 overall and 12-3 in SWAC action.
The Lady Panthers were led by double-doubles from both Cook, who had 15 kills and 10 digs, and Middleton, who had 23 kills and 12 digs. Valencia Wilder also added 14 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Lucy Dieterlen chipped in for with 14 digs to go with two blocks from Daniella Udegbunam.
Game Notes
» Camille Middleton and Carrington Cook each notched double-doubles in the win.
» Prairie View A&M had four players in double figures in kills.
» Prairie View A&M had five players in double figures in digs.
» Valencia Wilder was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating 14 kills while hitting .500.
» Carrington Cook had a team-high two aces in the win.
» Camille Middleton had a match-high 23 kills for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M got a team-high 14 digs from Lucy Dieterlen.
» Prairie View A&M attackers were helped by a match-high 46 assists from Tayler Ruffin.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Panthers opened up an early one set to none lead, winning the first set 25-22. Prairie View A&M grabbed the advantage for good at 11-10 in a set that had just one lead change before the Lady Panthers took over the lead.
SET 2 | Prairie View A&M then lost set two 25-23, evening things at a set each. The Lady Panthers couldn't hang on in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured five lead changes and was tied 13 times. Neither team led by more than two points along the way.
SET 3 | Prairie View A&M put the second-set loss in the rearview mirror and took a 2-1 match lead with a win in the third set. The Lady Panthers the set the third set 25-21. Prairie View A&M took the lead for good at 10-9 in a set that had just one lead change before the Lady Panthers took over the lead. The Lady Panthers racked up 19 kills over the course of the set. Prairie View A&M's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four Grambling attacks in the stanza.
SET 4 | Prairie View A&M couldn't finish off a four-set win as the Lady Tigers forced a fifth set with a 25-14 victory. The Lady Panthers trailed by as many as 14 points as Grambling grabbed the advantage for good at 5-4 and Prairie View A&M wasn't able to recover in a set that was tied up five times before the Lady Tigers took over.
SET 5 | Prairie View A&M and Grambling went back and forth all game, trading set wins until the Lady Panthers took the fifth set 15-12 and the match. The Lady Panthers seized set five and the game despite trailing by five points at 8-3 before rallying to secure the victory. Prairie View A&M grabbed the lead at 13-12 and held on to take the set.
