Jayden James powers Grambling volleyball to sweep of Southern

Courtesy of Brian Howard Grambling State Athletic Communications

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BATON ROUGE, La.| Jayden James hit .231 and finished with a team-high 17 kills, along with 10 digs to complete the double-double as the Grambling State University volleyball team made it a perfect weekend with a 3-0 victory over rival Southern in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Monday night at Seymour Gymnasium.

Grambling State, which swept Alcorn State to open SWAC play on Sunday, held off a late charge by Southern to take the first set, 25-22, and added a 2-0 advantage with a 25-19 win in the second set. The Lady Tigers (5-7 overall, 2-0 SWAC) completed the three-set sweep with a 25-21 win.

HOW IT HAPPENED 
First Set 

• Grambling State jumped out to a 4-0 advantage after a kill by Haley Gomez
• Southern (0-14, 0-2) closed the gap to 6-5 after a an attacking error by Ana Calderon
• A kill by Kai Williams extended GSU’s lead to 14-9
• The Lady Tigers pushed the margin to 20-13 after a Jayden James kill
• The Jaguars rallied, cutting the deficit to 23-22 off a Williams error
• However, Grambling State scored the next two points to win the set, 25-22

Second Set 

• Much like the opening set, GSU raced out to a 8-2 lead after a service ace by Gomez, forcing Southern to call a timeout
• The Lady Tigers extended the margin to a 12-5 off a kill by Williams to give GSU a 12-5 advantage
• Grambling State led 18-11, but Southern used a furious rally to close the gap to 20-18
• The Lady Tigers closed out the set by scoring five out of the next six points to earn a 25-19 victory

Third Set 

• The Lady Tigers came out on fire, jumping out to a 7-1 advantage to force SU to call a timeout
• Back came the Jaguars, cutting the deficit to 9-7
• A kill by Maggie Plush gave GSU a 14-12 lead
• The Lady Tigers took advantage of an attacking error to extend the margin to 23-19
• Southern never got any closer as GSU completed the three-set sweep with a 25-21 win

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Grambling State finished with 37 kills in 117 total attacks, with 29 errors
• The Lady Tigers registered 57 digs, 34 assists, eight service aces and 5.0 total team blocks
• Jayden James recorded 17 kills and 10 digs
• Kai Williams added seven kills and 11 digs
• Ana Calderon dished out 19 assists
• Hillary English tallied 13 assists and six digs
• Defensively, Nyah Ellis posted 16 digs
• Southern finished with 20 kills in 103 total attacks, with 16 errors
• The Jaguars recorded 43 digs, 16 assists and 12.0 total team blocks
• Jordan Felix led the offense with five kills and 10 digs
• Kyla Carrier added eight assists
• Trinity Lundy tallied 10 digs

UP NEXT 
Grambling State returns to the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center for back-to-back SWAC matches, starting on Sunday against Prairie View A&M. First serve against the Panthers is set for 5:30 p.m.

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