MOBILE, Ala. – The Tuskegee University volleyball program will attempt to get back on the winning track this weekend when it participates in the final SIAC Cluster of the campaign, hosted by Spring Hill.

What You Need to Know 
 

• Time and Date: October 8 (3:30 p.m. vs. Lane | 7 p.m. vs. LeMoyne-Owen)

 

• Time and Date: October 9 (9 a.m. vs. Central State | 1 p.m. vs. Kentucky State)

 

• Records: Tuskegee (3-9, 3-7 SIAC) | Lane (7-14, 3-8 SIAC) | LeMoyne-Owen (4-13, 3-8 SIAC) | Central State (11-5, 8-1 SIAC) | Kentucky State (12-8 (10-1 SIAC)

 

• Location: Mobile, Alabama (Arthur R. Outlaw Recreation Center)

 

• Series History (Lane): Tuskegee Leads 31-8

 

• Last Meeting (Lane): September 11, 2021 | Tuskegee 3, Lane 2 | Bruce-Johnson Hall (Memphis, Tennessee)

 

• Winning Streak (Lane): Tuskegee (W1) | Lane's Last Win: October 11, 2019 (3-1 – 23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 28-26)

 

• Series History (LeMoyne-Owen): Tuskegee Leads 28-23

 

• Last Meeting (LeMoyne-Owen): September 10, 2021 | Tuskegee 3, LeMoyne-Owen 0 | Bruce-Johnson Hall (Memphis, Tennessee)

 

• Winning Streak (LeMoyne-Owen): Tuskegee (W1) | LeMoyne-Owen's Last Win: October 12, 2019 (3-2 – 25-22, 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 8-15)

 

• Series History (Central State): Tuskegee Leads 7-4

 

• Last Meeting (Central State): September 10, 2021 | Central State 3, Tuskegee 0 | Bruce-Johnson Hall (Memphis, Tennessee)

 

• Winning Streak (Central State): Central State (W3) | Tuskegee's Last Win: October 13, 2018 (3-0 – 25-20, 25-23, 25-22)

 

• Series History (Kentucky State): Kentucky State Leads 44-3

 

• Last Meeting (Kentucky State): September 11, 2021 | Kentucky State 3, Tuskegee 0 | Bruce-Johnson Hall (Memphis, Tennessee)

 

• Winning Streak (Kentucky State): Kentucky State (W4) | Tuskegee's Last Win: September 14, 2018 (3-0 – 26-24, 25-21, 25-21)

 
Tuskegee Overview
 

• TU's best trait resides at the service line where the Tigerettes are top-60 in the NCAA for aces per set, averaging 1.92 with 71 total on the season.

 

• After starting the campaign on the coaching staff as the Team Manager, Kiana Wilcher has filled in as the team's primary setter and thrived with a club-best 175 assists for a 7.61 per set average.

 

• Jazmine Green has been the defensive rock for Tuskegee, ranking second in the league for digs per set (4.41) and eighth in total digs (163).

 

• On the offensive side of the stat sheet, Erin Jackson has been a revelation, claiming a top-five slot for points per set (3.31) and is the runner-up to Clark Atlanta's Kia Thomas regarding kills per set (3.00) among her SIAC peers.

 

• During the SIAC Crossover, Crystal Hall joined an exclusive club among the volleyball program, surpassing 1,000 career points and has accumulated 1,035.0 through October 7, 2021. Hall can still reach the 1,000 milestone in kills with a strong finish to the year, needing 92 (908 career) to reach that threshold.

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