Mississippi Valley State won the opening set Sunday but could not hold off Grambling State, falling 25-17, 14-25, 15-25, 14-25 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference match at the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex.
The Delta Devils (1-19, 0-11 SWAC) hit .440 in the first set, recording 13 kills on 25 attempts with two errors. They opened with a 10-2 lead and extended it to 15-4. Aniyah Moore finished the set with a kill.
Grambling (10-13, 6-5) answered with 17 kills and a .371 hitting percentage in the second set to tie the match. Mississippi Valley State stayed in contention early in the third before Grambling pulled away for a 25-15 win. The Tigers then closed the match with a 25-14 fourth-set victory.
Taylor Wooten led Mississippi Valley State with 10 kills, three service aces and five digs. Brooklyn Brunt and Hannah St. Croix had seven kills apiece, while Moore and Aubrie Walker each recorded five. Kameryn Browne led the Delta Devils with 17 assists and added eight digs and an ace; Erin Mims had 11 assists.
Taylor Wilson paced Mississippi Valley State defensively with 15 digs. Browne and Ashlynn Hawkins had eight digs apiece, and Dashaun Pinesette added five. The Delta Devils finished with 34 kills, 30 assists, 46 digs and four service aces.
Grambling was led by Lainy Evans, who had 11 kills and 13 digs, and Kenya Lucas, who added 10 kills. Alayna Howard recorded 38 assists.
