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Kennedy Davis (right) had five blocks on Saturday.
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Tennessee St. TSU 2-24,2-14 OVC
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Winner Western Ill. WIU 9-18,8-8 OVC
Tennessee St. TSU
2-24,2-14 OVC
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Final
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Western Ill. WIU
9-18,8-8 OVC
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Tennessee St. TSU 17 25 26 23 (1)
Western Ill. WIU 25 23 28 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Scott Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Volleyball & Softball

Balanced Attack Was Not Enough in Four Set Loss to WIU

MACOMB, IL --The Tennessee State volleyball team fell to the Western Illinois Leathernecks 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 26-28, 23-25) Saturday on the road at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois. The loss was their 14th in a row and dropped Tennessee State's record to 2-24 overall and 2-14 in OVC play.

The Tigers offense was paced by Celestial Miller, who finished with 18 kills on the day, accumulating a hitting percentage of .395. Jayla Holcombe added 16 and Storm White chipped in with her season's best of 15 as part of a balanced TSU attack. Defensively, had two players reach double figures in digs as Celianiz Cabranes had 25 and Aleksandra Rojecka had 17. From the front row, Kennedy Davis contributed five blocks. Rojecka also had a career-high 31 assists to give her a double-double. 

Game Notes

» Tennessee State had three players in double figures in kills.
» Hennesys Lalane had a team-high one ace in the loss.
» Celestial Miller had a match-high 18 kills for Tennessee State.
» Tennessee State got a match-high 25 digs from Celianiz Cabranes.
» Tennessee State attackers were helped by a team-high 31 assists from Aleksandra Rojecka.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Tigers found themselves in an early deficit, dropping a tough first set 25-17. Tennessee State trailed by as many as eight points as Western Illinois never surrendered the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Leathernecks took control.

SET 2 | Tennessee State evened the match at 1-1 following a 25-23 second-set win. Tigers persevered in a back-and-forth set to win in a stanza that featured eight lead changes and was tied 13 times. Neither team led by more than four points along the way. The Tigers racked up 17 kills over the course of the set.

SET 3 | Western Illinois responded to win set number three, putting Tennessee State in a two sets to one hole. The TSU dropped a tight set, losing 28-26 in a stanza that was tied four times and had three lead changes.

SET 4 | Tennessee State then lost the fourth set 25-23 to finish off the match. The Tigers dropped a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured seven lead changes and was tied 12 times. Neither team opened up a lead of more than three points along the way.

nd The Tigers will finish their with two home games against Morehead State on Wednesday and Thursday. 

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