Alabama A&M Sweeps Mississippi Valley State in SWAC Match

Mississippi Valley State fell to Alabama A&M in straight sets Sunday in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, losing 25-11, 25-15, 25-15 at the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex.

Aubrie Walker led the Delta Devils with seven kills. Brooklyn Brunt added six, and Aniyah Moore had five kills while hitting .333. Alabama A&M finished with a .400 hitting percentage, compared with 26 total kills for Mississippi Valley State.

The Delta Devils took an early 5-4 lead in the first set after Walker tied the score at 4. Alabama A&M answered with a run to take the opening set, 25-11.

Mississippi Valley State opened the second set ahead 4-2 and stayed close through a Dashaun Pinesette service ace that made it 9-7 and a Moore kill that cut the margin to 11-10. The Bulldogs then pulled away to win 25-15.

In the third set, Brunt had five kills as Mississippi Valley State narrowed the deficit to 13-12. The Delta Devils recorded 10 kills and hit .147 in the set, but Alabama A&M closed out the match with another 25-15 win.

Libero Taylor Wilson led Mississippi Valley State with 10 digs and also served an ace. Kameryn Browne had 13 assists, and Erin Mims added seven. Moore recorded an ace and two digs, while Taylor Wooten had three kills and a solo block. Pinesette finished with one kill, one ace and two digs.

Gerren Tomlin led Alabama A&M with 14 kills and three aces. Rayishon Jackman contributed nine kills and three aces as the Bulldogs totaled 41 kills and nine service aces. Mississippi Valley State entered the match at 1-23 overall and 0-15 in SWAC play; Alabama A&M was 19-11 and 11-4.

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