The very first match of the SIAC West Cluster on Friday also managed to be one of the most hotly contested throughout the two-day event. Alesha Humphrey had a match-high 31 assists for the Lady Magicians, which barely edged out Kiana Barnes' 27 assist total for the Lady Bears.
Dontavia Rucker and Shamise Katherine combined for 22 kills for LeMoyne-Owen, while Kenesha Odum had a match-high 20 digs. Rucker also contributed 15 digs of her own to lead her team to the win. For Miles College, three players with over ten kills each was not enough to earn the victory, as Briana Gatin had a match-high 17 kills off of 20 total attack attempts.
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Kentucky State University - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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Stillman College - 0 |
20 |
10 |
13 |
Box Score
The Thorobrettes earned their first victory of the season, in a duel with Stillman College that lasted just 64 minutes in the second match on Friday. Ashley Savage had 11 digs, and Januar Page had eight assists to lead Stillman in team highs.
Anjelique Kyle had a total of 23 assists to lead Kentucky State, while Emily Grieshaber had 11 total kills off of 36 attack attempts. Kentucky State's team attack percentage peaked in the second set, converting 12-of-27 of their opportunities, for a percentage of .259.
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Tuskegee University - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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Lane College - 0 |
11 |
10 |
13 |
Box Score
The duo of Pamela Allen and Kristal Woodard would combine for a total of 21 kills as the Tuskegee Tigerettes would get their first victory of the 2013 season Friday morning in the third match played during the West Cluster.
No player from Lane had totals any greater then two kills, three assists or four digs during the brief 55 minute match, as Tuskegee's Ashley Mason had a match-high 19 assists. Amber East had nine assists of her own, and Tanesha Foster began her run as the SIAC Defensive Player of the Week with 12 digs in this contest.
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Kentucky State University - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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Miles College - 0 |
15 |
15 |
14 |
Box Score
Despite having an attack percentage of .159 for the match, the Thorobrettes earned their second consecutive win of the season, after starting off 2013 going 0-5 in non-conference play. Micah Rogers had eight kills, while teammate Sabrena Rose had a match-high 21 assists for KSU.
Alexus Moore had a team-high four kills for Miles, and Kiana Barnes had nine assist to lead the Lady Bears, but the Lady Bears were never competitve in the one-hour match.
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LeMoyne-Owen College - 3 |
25 |
23 |
21 |
25 |
15 |
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Stillman College - 2 |
20 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
7 |
Box Score
Competing in their second five-set match on Friday, LeMoyne-Owen found the strength to overcome a 2-1 deficit by taking the final two sets of the match. Alesha Humphrey had a match-high 32 assists to lead the Lady Magicians in the cluster's longest match, clocking in at just under two hours (1:58).
Januar Page had 22 assists to lead Stillman, but the Tuscaloosa-based school faded down the stretch against their division foe from Memphis. Dontavia Rucker had a match-high 12 kills for LeMoyne-Owen.
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Miles College - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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Lane College - 0 |
14 |
10 |
17 |
Box Score
After dropping their first two matches of the West Cluster on Friday, Miles finally broke through with a victory during their third match on Friday, which was the sixth match of the afternoon. Alexus Moore and Briana Gatlin each had eight kills to lead the Lady Bears.
The Lady Dragons would drop their second consecutive match to start the cluster, as the Lady Dragons combined for just eight kills and 14 digs during this competition. SeQoya Cox was the only Lane player to record any assists during this match, recording two during the contest.
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Kentucky State University - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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Tuskegee University - 0 |
24 |
16 |
17 |
Box Score
In what was clearly the loudest match of the SIAC West Cluster, the Tuskegee Tigerettes gave Kentucky State their toughest competition of the two-day event. TU Volleyball Coach Tarsha Askew even compared the crowd to what is in attendance during basketball season at the Daniel 'Chappie' James Center, calling it the loudest home volleyball match that she has ever coached during her career at Tuskegee. But, the fuel from the home crowd wasn't enough, as Kentucky State still managed to win in straight sets, earning their third consecutive victory on the day.
Tianna Presley-Askew had a mind-boggling 46 digs during the match for Kentucky State, showing how competitive this faceoff was between the Tigerettes and Thorobrettes. Latosha Scott also had a match-high 17 kills during the contest to lead the visiting team. Tuskegee was buoyed by efforts from Pamela Allen (team-high seven kills) and Tanesha Foster (team-high ten digs), but it wasn't enough to prevent TU's first loss of the season.
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Stillman College - 3 |
25 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
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Lane College - 1 |
12 |
25 |
9 |
12 |
Box Score
Januar Page led Stillman with 19 assists and Danylle Everson had 15 digs to lead Stillman to a 3-1 victory in the final match of the West Cluster's first day on Friday. Even in a loss, this match was eventful for Lane, as their second set victory over Stillman would go down as their only set victory over four matches in the entire West Cluster.
Hannah Burr had a match-high seven kills for Stillman, which earned their only victory of the cluster after losing back-to-back matches on Friday. SeQoya Cox and Brittany McElvain both put up spirited efforts, with four kills each. But, they still could not prevent Stillman from picking up the win in the final match of Day 1.
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Tuskegee University - 3 |
15 |
22 |
25 |
25 |
16 |
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LeMoyne-Owen College - 2 |
25 |
25 |
19 |
23 |
14 |
Box Score
The Tigerettes clearly weren't prepared for their 8:00 a.m. matchup against LeMoyne-Owen College, losing the first two sets to start the match, and struggling in the second set like they were going to start the season 1-2 with a 3-0 loss. However, Tuskegee managed to rally in a nearly empty 'Chappie' James Center, and fought to earn nailbiting victories in their final two sets to hold off LeMoyne-Owen and earn the win in the most competitve match of the West Cluster, which also yielded the largest comeback victory as well.
Alesha Humphrey had a cluster-high 41 assists in the losing effort, as Ashley Mason had 26 assists of her own to lead the home team in victory. Tanesha Foster had her best match of the cluster as well, going for a season-high 18 digs against the Lady Magicians. Tuskegee fought back into the match, with high attack percentages in the third (.435) and fifth set (.538).
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Kentucky State University - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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LeMoyne-Owen College - 0 |
18 |
20 |
12 |
Box Score
After playing in three consecutive five-set matches to begin the cluster, LeMoyne-Owen ran out of gas against a Kentucky State team that won the first of consecutive matches on Saturday, and their fourth consecutive match in the cluster. Alesha Humphrey had a team-high 14 assists for the Lady Magicians in the losing effort, and teammate Zantrell Brown contributed a team-high five kills.
Anjelique Kyle had 32 assists for the Thorobrettes, and teammates Alicia Fowler and Tianna Presley-Askew combined for 30 digs. Emily Grieshaber and Latosha Scott combined for 25 kills for Kentucky State, who earned the win in exactly an hour's worth of match time.
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Kentucky State University - 3 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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Lane College - 0 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
Box Score
The most lopsided and shortest match of the cluster was saved for last, as Lane combined for just 21 points in their three-set, 43-minute loss to Kentucky State. The Thorobrettes started the season 0-5 but managed go undefeated at the West Cluster to start conference play, and draw to .500 for the season. Lane was the only team to go winless at the cluster, losing all four matches that they competed in.
Sabrena Rose had 30 assists for KSU, and teammate Micah Rogers had 12 kills. Jasmine Green led Lane, with two of four total team kills. SeQoya Cox had the only two assists for the Lady Dragons.
