BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Tuskegee University volleyball team battled back from down two sets against Clark Atlanta, but their rally came up just short as they fell 3-2 (25-27,22-25,25-15,25-19,11-15) in the opening round of the SIAC Championships held at The Crossplex.
 
With the loss, Tuskegee (17-12) falls into the losers bracket where they will face Stillman tomorrow morning at 10 am. Stillman fell to Albany State, 3-0, in their first round matchup.
 
Tuskegee and Clark Atlanta went toe-to-toe for most of the match, trading the lead and tying the match up. After falling in the first two sets, Tuskegee took the lead in the third set before a power failure on their court forced a court change.
 
The Tigerettes did not miss a beat when the courts were changed, as they came out and won the third set 25-15 and pulled away late in the fourth to win 25-19.
 
After Tuskegee took an early lead in the fifth set, Clark Atlanta came back to tie the deciding set and take the lead to advance in the winners bracket.
 
SIAC co-Player of the Year, Pamela Allen, led the Tigerettes with 17 kills on 32 total attempts. She finished the day hitting .344. She was joined in double figures in kills by Jamiah Breda-Nixon and Donovan Wingfield with 14 each.
 
Morgan Scrivens finished with 53 assists and 12 digs, her second double-double this season. Meanwhile, Zahria Radford finished with 23 digs, Janae Graham with 14 and Nailah Pruitt with 10.
 
Cori Smith led Clark Atlanta with 26 kills.
 
Tuskegee and Stillman will meet for the third time this season, with each winning on their home court.
 
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