Streaking Lady Jags Pummel Texas Southern in weekend play

Looking for their fourth win in five games, the Lady Jaguars volleyball team took on the Texas Southern University Lady Tigers in what was their 1st in a string of four home games in a row for the Jags.
The game started with the Lady Jags taking an early lead in the first set of play. Although the Lady Tigers of TSU made it close towards at the end, the Lady Jags were able to create distance towards the end of the set through the play of Brianna Hawkins.
Unlike the first set, the second was completely dominated by the Lady Jags, as they did not trail in the entirety of the set. Strong play from Paige Hall and Shelby Jolly sparked a strong start for the set, as team blocking down the stretch propelled the Jags to a 25-1-0 set victory.
The third set was different from the others in the sense that the energy the Lady Jags played with throughout the first and second sets seemed to be lacking in the third as they fell down early to TSU.
The third set saw a lapse in execution from the Lady Jags in their blocking and overall intensity that both coaches and players agree were more mental mistakes by the Jaguars than better execution from the Lady Tigers.
“I think they didn’t really do anything. It was more us making mistakes.” said Brianna Hawkins, junior right side from Chandler, Arizona. Hawkins continued on to say that the difference in the fourth set following their 25-14 loss in the third was that the team “fought more and came out with my more energy.”
Unlike any other set up to this point, the fourth and final set showcased the Lady Jaguar’s ability to close out close contests. With neither side leading by more than five for the entire set, the fourth set saw the Lady Jags activate their blocking and transitions in a more effect manner than they had in the third.
When asked what was different in the fourth set as compared to the third, Paige Hall had this to say, “They were unable to get a pass to the back row, so we were able to utilize the holes [in the back row.]”. Hall, a senior right side from Arlington, Texas, played a major role in the improved blocking seen from the Jags in the concluding set.
When asked what she thinks sparked her team’s renewed sense of urgency in the 4th set, Coach Venessa Jacob’s message was clear.
“If you want don’t want to go into a fifth [set] and lose, it’s going to have everything to do with how you got out and play your game,” said Coach Jacobs in her message to her team late in the fourth set. The Lady Jags went on to go on a 5-1 run to end the set and win the game with a score of 3-1.