You Win Some, You Lose Some: Southern on the road one for one

The Lady Jaguars took on the Lady Panthers of the Prairie View A&M and the Lady Tigers of Texas Southern University this past week during their two game road trip.
On Thursday, November 5 Southern beat the Lady Panthers 3-2 with 344 in attendance at the W.J. Knicks Arena.
Southern took the team all the way to the third set, and in past seasons, it always was in the Lady Jags favor.
Southern made a bold statement in the first set, winning 25 to 19. The two teams battled ferociously during the duration of the game, creating a pattern with Prairie View. SU won the first set 25-19 and also captured the third set 25-22 but fell in the second 20-25 and fourth 19-25.
There was a tie going into the 5th set. With both teams having two wins each, there was an equal opportunity for either to win the game. The score tied nine times in 5th set alone. Trailing by two, Southern called a much needed timeout.
The Lady Jaguars after falling in the fourth set emerged in the fifth set and came back from their deficit to hold the Lady Panthers to 13 points to win that set and ultimately win the game.
Junior, outside hitter Melodie Malone led the game with 16 kills while senior middle blocker, Chinasa Ekweariri had 14 kills and 4 blocks.
The Lady Jaguars next game was the following day against Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas. Texas Southern is placed first in the Western Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
SU lost the first set 17-25. The next set was dominated by Vaterra Calais who caused Southern to have a 5-0 run against the Lady Tigers which helped them win the set 26-24. The freshman setter finished the game with 20 assists. Southern fell short to Texas Southern University, losing the game 1-3.
Juniors Audriana Carson and Kali Fluke combined for a total of 22 kills for the lady tigers, leading them to a victory. Some mentionable players for Southern include Chinasa Ekweariri, Melodie Malone, and Leila Lealaimatafao who led Southern in blocks and kills. A disadvantage of playing back to back is experiencing fatigue and exhaustion especially against higher tier competition. Luckily, the Lady Jaguars have time to relax and reset before their next game.
Southern is set to play at home on Wednesday, November 11th against one the school’s bitterest rivals, Grambling State University.