JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University volleyball program held the lead for the majority of the third set, topping the Tigers by a margin of 16-9 at its largest point, but Jackson State roared back to ultimately win the set and the match.
 
The Basics: 
 

• Score
  • Jackson State – 3
  • Mississippi Valley – 0
    • (9-25, 16-25, 21-25)

 

• Records
  • Mississippi Valley (3-12, 0-7 SWAC)
  • Jackson State (6-11, 5-2 SWAC)

 

• Location
  • Jackson, Mississippi – Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center

 

• Series History
  • Tigers Lead 54-36 (40%)

 

• Winning Streak
  • Tigers (W14) / Devilettes' Last Win: November 8, 2018 (3-1)

 
Devilettes' Top Performers: 
 

• A pair of career-highs were recorded on Wednesday in Jackson as Mariana Franco tallied four assists (1.33 p/s) and Carmella Jones went for three digs (1.50 p/s).

 

• Alaya Rhodes led the Devilettes in almost every category, a nearly nightly ritual for the Memphis native, fronting the pack in points (12, 4.00 p/s), kills (10, 3.33 p/s), digs (5, 1.67 p/s), and blocks (1, solo) while being one of two players on the visiting side to post a positive hitting percentage (0.143).

 

• The other student-athlete was Aniyah Moore, who average a kill per set (2) for a 0.333 efficiency rate and blocked a shot as well.

 

• Leticia Franco has now hit double-digits in assists for the 12th time in 15 games (80%), logging 11 (3.67 p/s) to go along with a pair of digs.

 
Next:
 

• SWAC rival UAPB in Pine Bluff, Arkansas is the next destination for Head coach Kimberly Wade and the Devilettes, looking to tame the Golden Lions at 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon inside H.O. Clemmons Arena.

  
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