Volleyball | 9/24/2022 11:00:00 AM

ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University volleyball program will look to defend its home court against a swarm of Lady Hornets on Sunday afternoon in the club's Home and SWAC opener.

What You Need to Know:
 

• Time and Date: Sunday, September 25, 2022 (2 p.m.)

 

• Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/MVSUsports (Valley Sports Network)

 

• Audio: N/A

 

• Live Stats: https://mvsusports.com/sidearmstats/wvball/summary

 

• Tickets: N/A

 

• Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-8, 0-0 SWAC) | Alabama State (4-12, 1-0 SWAC)

 

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

 

• Series History: Alabama State Leads 43-28

 

• Last Meeting: November 7, 2021 | Alabama State 3, Mississippi Valley State 0 | Itta Bena, Mississippi (R.W. Harrison HPER Complex)

 

• Winning Streak: Alabama State (W17) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: November 10, 2012 (3-2)

 

• All-Time History vs. SWAC Opponents: SWAC Leads 398-212

 
Mississippi Valley State Overview:

It has been a decade since Valley State has come away victorious against Alabama State in volleyball as it attempts to snap a 17-match skid versus ASU.
 
Chardea Berthelot has a pair of double-doubles in the squad's last three outings as she leads the Green and White with 2.41 points and 2.09 kills per set.
 
Mikayla Lee currently slots fourth in the league by averaging a service ace once every third set and is tied for the team lead with Tyler Caliste at ten aces each, seventh-most in the SWAC.
 
Seerdyn James has stepped into the libero/defensive specialist role nicely, piling up 74 digs (2.39 per set) to top the team leaderboard.
 
Scouting The Alabama State Lady Hornets:
 
Bama State got off to an impressive start on Friday evening, sweeping the defending regular season champions, Jackson State, in straight sets on the road. They also picked up non-conference wins over South Carolina State and two PWIs, Jacksonville and Gardner-Webb.
 
Head Coach Penny Lucas-White deploys a pair of 100-kill outside hitters in Kalysia Bates (132, 2.40 p/s) and Jada Rhodes (111, 2.31 p/s), two players with hitting percentages above .270; Bates (.278) and Taniya Jones (.274), plus double-digit service ace specialists of Madison Beasley (14) and Brooke Adams (10).
 
Temperance Chatman is third in the Southwestern Athletic Conference with 183 digs for an average of 3.39 per set while Bates (45) and Mahogany Vinson (34) have both been deniers at the net with gaudy block numbers.

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