Friday, October 12, 2018

Ward Paces Lady Tigers against Lady Golden Lions

Team Huddle
BOX SCORE
GRAMBLING, Louisiana | Kevreion Ward finished with a match-high 15 kills, but it wasn't enough as the Grambling State University volleyball team fell, 3-0, to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) match on Thursday night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly.
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-15 overall, 3-6 SWAC) took the first two sets, 25-15, and held match point in the third set at 24-23. However, Grambling State (5-18, 3-6) battled back and won the third, 26-25, before dropping the fourth set, 25-18.
 
Ward paced the Lady Tigers with 15 kills on 44 total attacks, with nine errors for a .136 hitting percentage and added eight digs. L'Muriell Thrower and Sheila Borders tallied 19 and 18 assists, respectively. Defensively, Erineka Mollere led the way with a match-high 27 digs, while Talicia Langchipped in with 11 digs.
 
Charis Adefolarim led three Lady Golden Lions players in double-digit kills with 15. Haley Gomez and Kendalle Howard each recorded double-doubles of kills and digs. Gomez registered 12 kills and a team-high 15 digs, while Howard chipped in with 12 kills and 12 digs. Britney Sahlmann finished with a match-high 43 assists, while Cheyenne Odgers added 11 digs.
 
Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished with a .086 hitting percentage (43 kills, 30 errors, 152 total attacks)
> Arkansas-Pine Bluff registered 53 kills, 21 errors, 149 total attacks (.215 hitting percentage)
> The Lady Tigers recorded 62 digs, 41 assists, 6.0 total team blocks and two service aces
> The Lady Golden Lions tallied 58 digs, 50 assists, 8.0 total team blocks and five service aces
 
Up Next
Grambling State concludes its three-match homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 17 when Tougaloo College comes to town. The match is scheduled for a 6 p.m. start at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
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