JACKSON, Miss. – Texas Southern swept the Southwestern Athletic Conference's defending tournament champion Jackson State in the quarterfinal round of the league's annual postseason event Friday.
Scores of the match were 25-11, 25-20, and 25-15.
Kali Fluke knocked down 13 kills and hit .545 to lead the Lady Tigers of TSU (21-10) into Saturday's semifinal round. Nicole Robinson added eight kills and Audriana Carson chipped in seven kills.
Asia Howard handed out 17 assists for the Lady Tigers, followed by Ellena Torres' 15 assists. Allison Woods led the TSU defensive effort with 19 digs, while Carson recorded 12 digs.
Markayisha Masani handed out a team-high seven kills for Jackson State (8-23), but she, like her teammates, struggled to consistently hit the ball. Masani tallied eight errors and hit negative-.032, while as a team JSU committed 28 attacking errors against 29 kills.
Texas Southern, the No. 2-seeded team in the conference tournament, will face Southern at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Texas Southern had little trouble in set one, roaring out to an 8-3 start on its way to a double-digit set victory. TSU appeared on its way to another one-sided set win, jumping to an 8-2 start. Jackson State returned fire with a 12-4 run to lead by two.
TSU regrouped to knot the game at 16, and the sides traded scores. Ultimately, Kali Fluke was a difference-maker down the stretch, notching a couple of kills as TSU managed to wrangle a 2-0 set lead.
Jackson State was unable to mount enough resistance in set three, as another fast start eventually allowed the set -- and the match -- to fall in favor of the Tigers.
Courtesy: TSU Athletics
Scores of the match were 25-11, 25-20, and 25-15.
Kali Fluke knocked down 13 kills and hit .545 to lead the Lady Tigers of TSU (21-10) into Saturday's semifinal round. Nicole Robinson added eight kills and Audriana Carson chipped in seven kills.
Asia Howard handed out 17 assists for the Lady Tigers, followed by Ellena Torres' 15 assists. Allison Woods led the TSU defensive effort with 19 digs, while Carson recorded 12 digs.
Markayisha Masani handed out a team-high seven kills for Jackson State (8-23), but she, like her teammates, struggled to consistently hit the ball. Masani tallied eight errors and hit negative-.032, while as a team JSU committed 28 attacking errors against 29 kills.
Texas Southern, the No. 2-seeded team in the conference tournament, will face Southern at 3 p.m. Saturday.
Texas Southern had little trouble in set one, roaring out to an 8-3 start on its way to a double-digit set victory. TSU appeared on its way to another one-sided set win, jumping to an 8-2 start. Jackson State returned fire with a 12-4 run to lead by two.
TSU regrouped to knot the game at 16, and the sides traded scores. Ultimately, Kali Fluke was a difference-maker down the stretch, notching a couple of kills as TSU managed to wrangle a 2-0 set lead.
Jackson State was unable to mount enough resistance in set three, as another fast start eventually allowed the set -- and the match -- to fall in favor of the Tigers.
Courtesy: TSU Athletics