Volleyball | 9/26/2022 10:39:00 AM
ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University volleyball program will look to shake off its loss on Sunday afternoon and get to .500 in league play on Monday night against Alabama A&M.
What You Need to Know:
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- Time and Date: Monday, September 26, 2022 (6 p.m.)
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- Records: Mississippi Valley State (1-9, 0-1 SWAC) | Alabama A&M (1-15, 0-1 SWAC)
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- Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – R.W. Harrison HPER Complex
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- Series History: Alabama A&M Leads 55-8
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- Last Meeting: November 8, 2021 | Alabama A&M 3, Mississippi Valley State 2 | Itta Bena, Mississippi (R.W. Harrison HPER Complex)
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- Winning Streak: Alabama A&M (W27) | Mississippi Valley State's Last Win: September 29, 2008 (3-0)
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- All-Time History vs. SWAC Opponents: SWAC Leads 399-212
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Mississippi Valley State Overview:
13 seasons have come and gone since the Devilettes were able to topple the Lady Bulldogs, as they are currently mired in a 27-game losing streak in the series with its last victory recorded in 2008.
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Chardea Berthelot has a pair of double-doubles in the squad's last four outings as she leads the Green and White with 2.26 points and 1.96 kills per set.
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Mikayla Lee currently slots fourth in the league by averaging a service ace 0.30 times per set and is tied for the team lead with
Tyler Caliste at ten aces each, seventh-most in the SWAC.
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Seerdyn James has stepped into the libero/defensive specialist role nicely, piling up 76 digs (2.24 per set) to top the team leaderboard.
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Scouting The Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs:
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AAMU is in a similar boat record-wise entering Monday's match, having a single victory in 16 tries, a neutral site sweep of South Carolina State in the ISTAP HBCU Challenge.
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Bailey Duckett has accumulated triple-digit kills and double-figure aces for the Maroon and White, smashing 116 of the former and 11 of the latter to lead the team for an average of 2.42 and 0.23 per set, respectively. Duckett is also the club's top defender with a team leading 92 digs.
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Keyara Brooks sets up most of the Lady Bulldogs' attacks, averaging 4.98 assists per set while two student-athletes boast more than 20 blocks in Kemora Coachman (24) and Ryann Tolbert (23).
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