SWAC Round-up Concludes With Tough Loss To Alabama A&M

The final day of the SWAC Round-up didn’t go Texas Southern’s way as they fell 3-0 to Alabama A&M.
 
TSU kept fighting in game one but never could get over the hump as AAMU led from start-to-finish. Every time AAMU would attempt to pull away, TSU would fight back as there was a pair of 3-0 runs which would draw them to within one or two points. The final 3-0 run closed the gap to 23-20 but AAMU responded with a kill and a block to pull away 24-20. An AAMU service error and a kill from Alexis Austin saw TSU draw to within 24-22 until a kill by AAMU closed out the set.
 
Set two saw the Tigers take control early with an 11-6 lead. TSU maintained its cushion over the next few plays but errors began to rear its head as AAMU closed to 16-14. A kill from Austin gave TSU a 17-14 margin but two points by AAMU closed the gap to 17-16. Austin and Hall responded on the offensive end with back-to-back kills for a 19-16 advantage but three consecutive TSU errors allowed AAMU to sneak back in and knot the contest at 19-all. Both teams went back-and-forth and were tied at 23-all but AAMU stole the set with a kill and a TSU attack error for the 25-23 win.
 
 The final set was a combination of the previous sets as there were numerous lead changes early. Down 9-4, AAMU outscored TSU 8-3 to tie the contest at 12-all before securing the match by outscoring TSU 13-5 down the stretch.
 
Danielle Lilley led TSU with 11 kills while Austin added 10. Breyanna York finished with 20 assists followed by Valencia Grayson’s 17 kills.
 
TSU is back in action Sunday, Oct. 6 at Southern. The match tips off at 6:30 p.m.