Mississippi Valley State 3, Southern 1 (25-23,25-23,24-26,25-22)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Mississippi Valley State (6-21, 4-8) got 15 kills from Taylor Selfridge in a four-set win over Southern during day two of the SWAC Volleyball Roundup hosted at Alabama State University in Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Selfridge added 12 digs. Kalin Barnes was a kill shy of a double-double with 20 digs and nine kills. Tylia Dixon posted 16 digs and five kills, and Jessica Bell netted 10 digs. Jaime Polk delivered 38 assists and posted nine digs defensively.
The Jaguars (6-15, 6-5) got 10 kills, five digs and five blocks from Arabella Hall in the match. Shelby Jolly and Ranaja Taylor put away nine kills each, with Taylor adding 13 digs. Vaterra Calais posted a double-double with 26 assists and 11 digs. Mariah Clayton added 13 digs, and
Bailey Jefferson posted a team-pacing 21 digs.
Texas Southern 3, Mississippi Valley 0 (25-14,25-21,25-19)
Kirby Anderson scored 11 kills for Texas Southern (13-8, 10-3 SWAC) as the Lady Tigers notched their eighth-straight win, this one at the expense of Mississippi Valley State (6-22, 4-9) during day two of the SWAC Volleyball Roundup at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.
Nicole Robinson and Alexis Austin posted eight kills each to aid the Lady Tigers' winning effort. Cassidy Jannson notched a team-best 14 digs to go with six kills. Asia Howard (19) and Breanna York (11) combined for 30 assists, and Howard had 12 digs. Nia Stone put up four kills and four blocks.
Taylor Selfridge recorded another double-double for the Devilettes with 12 digs and 10 kills. Kalin Barnes and Tylia Dixon each netted six kills, with Barnes picking up 12 digs. Jaime Polk led with 24 assists, tops among all players.