Jackson State sweeps Mississippi Valley State in three sets

Jackson State swept Mississippi Valley State 25-15, 25-9, 25-12 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference volleyball match Wednesday at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center in Jackson, Mississippi.

The Tigers, 12-13 overall and 8-4 in the conference, took control early in each set. They opened the first with six straight points, then answered a Mississippi Valley State run that cut the lead to 14-10 by closing the set with an 11-5 stretch.

Jackson State started the second set with a 7-0 run and led 15-3 on its way to a 25-9 win. The Tigers built a 6-0 advantage in the third and extended it to 16-5. They hit .500 in the final set, recording 11 kills with three errors. Briggs delivered the match-ending kill.

Briggs finished with a match-high 10 kills on 18 attempts, one error and a .500 hitting percentage. Ryleigh Davis and Mackenzie Moore added six kills apiece. Davis also led Jackson State with 15 assists and had seven digs; Naija Gadis recorded 11 assists.

Giannelle Asomani led all players with 20 digs and added two aces. Jada Constanza had five kills and a match-high four aces. Jackson State totaled 34 kills, 32 assists, 46 digs and seven aces, while limiting the Delta Devils to 14 kills and a minus-.102 hitting percentage. Mississippi Valley State fell to 1-20 overall and 0-12 in the SWAC.

Jackson State’s next scheduled match was against Alabama A&M on Friday at the AAC, with first serve listed for 6 p.m.

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