First Set, Put it to Rest Women’s Volleyball Crushes Texas Southern

The Southern University volleyball team has finally reached the core of their season, being the Southeastern Athletic Conference play.
On October 3, 2015, the Lady Jaguars took on the Lady Tigers of Texas Southern University in their third conference play in Clifford Seymour Gym.
With 201 in the stands at Clifford Seymour Gym the ladies dominated their home court winning three sets consecutively in the end to win the game (18-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-16).
Coming off of a hard loss the previous Monday September 28, the Lady Jaguars knew that they couldn’t rely on the same rotation in the game.
Senior middle blocker, Chinasa Ekweariri, stepped up to the mount; she ended the game for a high of 16 kills. Southern came out somewhat slow, losing the first set 18-25. Three of Texas Sothern’s players had double digit kills. Kali Fluke, Taylor Dickerson, and Robyn Shannon led paced the game for the Tigers. The ladies had a combined 35 kills while Asia Howard handed out 19 assists and Allison Woods racked up 15 digs.
After losing the first set Southern came out stronger than ever like there was no stopping them. Junior libero Diamond Williams and freshman setter Vaterra Calais helped the Lady Jaguars win this set 25-19. Williams clocked in three points and Calais came behind with four points to assist the team. Once they started they weren’t looking back, the next set was taken with ease. At one point the Jaguars scored five back to back points while holding the Tigers score on the board at a standstill before Taylor Dickerson brought the kill for their first point.
Southern came into the fourth set with an extreme amount of confidence. Just like in the previous set, the Jaguars held Texas Southern at two points while the ladies themselves scored five more than that.  The Lady Tigers were defenseless against senior middle Blocker Leilani Lealaimatafao who helped Southern win the last match so effortlessly 25-16.
One word to describe this game would be perseverance.
Although they did not win the first set, they still kept calm and collected while under pressure executing plays that ultimately allowed them to win the game. The Jaguars had a goal to achieve and they did just that.
Southern hopes to continue to soar over the upcoming teams in hopes to make it to the tournament this season and continuing in the SWAC with a 2-1 record.
The next game is set for Thursday October 8, 2015. The Lady Jags will take on the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana which would be their last non-conference game of the season.