Alcorn State finished its 2026 regular season with a straight-sets loss to Alabama A&M on Sunday in Huntsville, Alabama. The Bulldogs won 25-19, 25-11, 25-15 at Elmore Gymnasium.
The Lady Braves (5-21, 5-11 Southwestern Athletic Conference) started strongly in the first set, taking a 4-1 lead and later holding an 8-5 advantage. Alabama A&M (20-11, 12-4) drew even at 11, then used a 9-1 run to go ahead 21-13. Alcorn answered with four straight points, including two consecutive service aces by Alexis Burton, but the Bulldogs closed out the set.
Alabama A&M controlled the second set after opening with a 5-1 lead and went on to win 25-11. Alcorn took an early 4-2 lead in the third, but the Bulldogs moved ahead 10-7 and extended the margin with a 5-1 run. Alabama A&M finished the set 25-15 to complete the sweep.
Rylan Jones led Alcorn with seven kills. Burton had six kills, seven digs and two aces, while setter Daylin Saiki recorded 21 assists. Tomoni Giddings led the match with 14 digs. Kelsey Burks added three kills and a solo block.
Alabama A&M was led by Carys Sanabria, who had eight kills and a .467 hitting percentage. Gerren Tomlin and Rayishon Jackman added seven kills each, and Kelani Talakai led the Bulldogs with 11 digs. Alcorn finished with 23 kills, 22 assists, 35 digs and three service aces.
