ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University volleyball program showed marked improvement while making the undefeated Lady Rattlers sweat it out a few times in a three to nothing setback.
 
The Basics
 

• Score: Florida A&M 3 | Mississippi Valley State 0

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-16, 0-8 SWAC) | Florida A&M (11-11, 0-8 SWAC)

 

• Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – R.W. Harrison HPER Complex

 

• Series History: Florida A&M Leads 4-0

 

• Winning Streak: Florida A&M (W4) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: N/A

 

• All-Time History vs. SWAC Opponents: SWAC Leads 406-212

Mississippi Valley State Top Performers
 

• Chardea Berthelot had a well-balanced match, leading the squad with seven kills plus tacking on six digs.

 

• Mikayla Lee was close to a double-double yet again, averaging six assists per set as well as adding a game-best nine digs.

 

• Seerdyn James set a season-high in both points (6.0) and kills (5), Mallory Lamport contributed her first career multi-assist outing, Chariah Mabry has a new personal benchmark for digs with six, and Toni Clemons tied her season-high with three kills while logging a team-best .222 hitting percentage.

 
Valley State will now take to the road for its final eight matches of the regular season, all SWAC opponents, as it looks to claw back into the race for the SWAC Tournament.

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