ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Devilettes of Mississippi Valley State and the Gamecocks of Jacksonville State clashed on a beautiful evening on the campus of Mississippi Valley State University. In an intense matchup the Devilettes fell 3-0 to the Gamecocks.

In the opening set, Jacksonville took an early two-point lead but a well-placed kill by Megan Jones cut the lead to 2-1. A side attack by Jones on a pass from Jones tied the set 2-2. An attack error by the Gamecocks took MVSU up by one, Illiya Trahan soared with a kill to lift Mississippi Valley up by two. A service error by the Devilettes forced a side out. JSU took a commanding lead over Mississippi Valley on the next series of plays. The Devilettes climbed back into the contest on a rally of plays, however they were unable to overtake the soaring Gamecocks. The first set ended with a score of 25-14, in favor of Jacksonville State.

The second set started with Mississippi Valley's Brooklyn Hudson serving. Trahan had a kill that brought ball possession back, although the Jacksonville was up five-points. A service error from Jacksonville was exactly what the Devilettes needed. A double headed block by Brianna Watkins and Trahan added another point to MVSU's score. The second set ended with a score of 15-25.

Set three started with the Gamecocks losing their possession. With Cynthia Richardson and Marissa Chalmers at the net the free ball from Jacksonville did not stand a chance. A block by Hudson started to close the gap in the score for MVSU. Small errors like a double fault by Jacksonville gave the Devilettes possession. Mississippi Valley played it close, however the third set ended 19-24.