Lady Jaguars suffer a hard loss on the road

Thursday afternoon, the Lady Jaguars of Southern University took another loss from a non-conference foe, the Privateers of New Orleans.
Although they put up an effort in early gameplay, they still came up short, losing 0-3 sets.
The ladies came out fighting hard, as usual, coming off of a huge game against Texas Southern University 3 sets to 1 that previous Saturday, the ladies had an ample amount of aggression and intensity coming into this game. SU lost the first set by two points and the next two sets ultimately ended in lower and the same results as other non-conference gameplay.
Southern finished the game (23-25, 19-25, 12-25).
With 505 fans in attendance was enough of an audience for the Lady Jaguars.
Six foot outside hitter Cara Sander led New Orleans with 12 kills while senior libero Celeste Ramirez led her team with assists which ultimately assisted the Lady Privateers to take home a victory in which had a deal to attain the last two kills in the first set.
Freshman setter, Vaterra Calais, became a major factor this game, putting up 19 assists and two aces. Both former SWAC players of the week Diamond Williams and Melodie Malone added to the Jaguars effort with 11 digs and 7 kills collectively.
Southern fought hard to come back after losing the first set but they couldn’t seem to keep up the momentum. They lost the last two sets 19-25 and 12-25. The Lady Jaguars still remain in the race for tournament play in the SWAC hence that the University of New Orleans is in the Southland Conference.
Playing away games comes with a great deal of consequence. Unfamiliar settings, gyms and crowds include nervousness and uncertainty.
This could be a major variable when it comes to the Lady Jaguars, who struggle to get a win on the road. With upperclassmen running the court, the question at hand is what the underclassmen can do in order to help the team’s offensive and defensive rotations flow in the right direction in order for them to dominate and be consistent.
Southern has a recipe for wins taking place on the road for the tournament round up in Jackson, Mississippi against SWAC opponents: Alabama State, Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State, Alabama A&M and Jackson State on October 16-17.
Southern (2-14, 2-1) will have to achieve further accolades to once again return to their home court for the SWAC Tournament which is held there for the second year in a row but as of now they are climbing the ladder for glory.