MEMPHIS, Tenn. —
Savannah State wrapped up the first day of action in the SIAC West Crossover with a 3-0 sweep of Lane on Friday afternoon in the Memphis Sports and Events Center.
SSU won by scores of 25-18, 25-21 and 26-24.
In the first set, the Lady Tigers had a .600 hitting percentage.
Savannah Everett had 5 of the opening set's 13 kills while Kira Roby and Everett added three digs a piece.
Savannah State totaled a dozen kills in the second set and had 22 in the third set.
In the third set, SSU scored the first three points and increased their advantage to 6-1.
Trailing 9-6, Lane used a 5-0 run to go ahead 11-9 but the Lady Tigers responded with three straight points to pull ahead 12-11.
The teams traded points for the rest of the set and with the score knotted at 24, a kill by
Aaliyah Saunders and a error by the Dragons gave SSU the two point victory for their third win in a row to improve to 10-4 overall and 6-2 in the conference.
Savannah State had a .514 hitting percentage in the third set.
Iyonna Pike and
Savannah Everett both had ten kills for SSU.
Amiyah Walker finished with two aces, 31 assists and nine digs.
Mina Ezikpe and Pike both had one block.
The Lady Tigers will conclude play in the SIAC Crossover on Saturday with a 12:30 p.m. match against LeMoyne-Owen.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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