EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Tennessee State volleyball team defeated Southern Indiana, 3-1 (27-25, 10-25, 25-17, 25-21) Friday evening.
The conference victory improved Tennessee State's record to 7-19 overall and 3-10 in OVC play.
The Tigers were led by a double-double from Celestial Miller, who registered 11 kills and 14 digs on the day. Storm White also added 11 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Hadley Pride chipped in for with 34 digs to go with seven blocks from White.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Tigers came out on top of a tight first set, winning 27-25 in a stanza that was tied six times and had two lead changes. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked four Southern Indiana attacks in the stanza.
SET 2 | Tennessee State then lost the second set 25-10, tying the match at a set apiece. Tennessee State trailed by as many as 15 points as Southern Indiana grabbed the advantage for good at 8-7 in a set that was tied up five times before the Screaming Eagles took over the lead.
SET 3 | Tennessee State put the second-set loss behind and grabbed a 2-1 match lead with a victory in the third set. The Tigers took the set 25-17 powered by a strong showing on the attacking end. Tennessee State put together a .417 attack percentage with 15 kills in the set win. The Tigers ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza. The Tennessee State offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.
SET 4 | Tennessee State kept the momentum going, ending the match with a 25-21 set-four victory. The Tigers took the lead for good at 12-11 in a set that had just one lead change before the Tigers took over the lead.
Game Notes
» Tennessee State had three players in double figures in digs.
» Jazmin Vergara had a team-high two aces in the win.
» Celestial Miller registered a double-double with 11 kills and 14 digs
» Storm White had a team-high 11 kills for Tennessee State.
» Tennessee State got a match-high 34 digs from Hadley Pride.
» Tennessee State attackers were helped by a team-high 28 assists from Sagaia Reilly.
