Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time under new head coach René Crockett, the Golden Tigers were able to deliver a straight-set win (25-17, 25-23, 25-19) over Oakwood at Chappie James Arena on Wednesday night.

Sophomore Helena Pommeret had 11 kills and hit .391 in her first opportunity to play in front of the Tuskegee faithful. Six of those kills came in the second set, the last of which broke a 22-all tie in the hotly contested game that saw the Golden Tigers (1-4) rally from three points down to take a 2-0 lead. Senior Najwa Williams had eight kills and a block and Carmyn Lawson showed off her two-way game (seven kills, 14 digs).

Other top performers for Tuskegee included Sakiah Logan (match-high 16 digs) and Sahnee Dillahunt-Nedd (13 assists, three services aces, four digs). Kamaria Murray had a team-high 10 kills for Oakwood (0-4).

Tuskegee is back in action this weekend with three matches at the Clark Atlanta Invitational. The Golden Tigers return home on Sept. 8 when they host Stillman. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m.