JACKSON, MS --The Prairie View A&M volleyball team fell to the Jackson State Lady Tigers in five sets (25-17, 19-25, 26-24, 23-25, 12-15) Friday on the road at Lee E Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.
The loss dropped Prairie View A&M's record to 0-14 overall and 0-1 in SWAC play.
The Lady Panthers were led by a double-double from D'Mya Hill, who registered 16 kills and 10 digs on the day. Terasita Caldwell also added 11 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Camille Middleton chipped in for with 23 digs to go with six blocks from Valencia Wilder.
Game Notes
» D'Mya Hill had a team-high three aces in the loss.
» D'Mya Hill registered a double-double with 16 kills and 10 digs
» Prairie View A&M rallied from being down by nine points to win the third set.
» D'Mya Hill had a team-high 16 kills for Prairie View A&M.
» Prairie View A&M got a match-high 23 digs from Camille Middleton.
» Prairie View A&M attackers were helped by a match-high 34 assists from Kenedy Massie.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Lady Panthers grabbed control of the set-one lead at 5-4 and never trailed to win 25-17. Prairie View A&M led by as many as nine points at 22-13 before finishing off the set, collecting 15 kills while only notching one attack error . got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Jackson State attacks in the stanza.
SET 2 | Prairie View A&M then fell in the second set 25-19, evening things at a set each. In spite of pinpoint serving, the Lady Panthers dropped the set. Prairie View A&M recorded five aces in the set loss.
SET 3 | Prairie View A&M fought back after the second-set loss to take the third set and a 2-1 lead in the match. The Lady Panthers fell behind by as many as nine points at 16-7 before rallying to win 26-24. Prairie View A&M jumped in front at 25-24 and hung on for the set win, collecting 16 kills along the way.
SET 4 | Prairie View A&M couldn't finish off a four-set win as the Lady Tigers forced a fifth set with a 25-23 victory. The Lady Panthers fell in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured three lead changes and was tied eight times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than three points along the way.
SET 5 | Prairie View A&M and Jackson State went back and forth all game, trading wins in the first three sets until the Lady Tigers took sets four and five, including winning the fifth set 15-12, and the match. The Lady Panthers fell behind on the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way.
