SAVANNAH, Ga. — With a crowd of nearly 1,500 people on hand in Tiger Arena on Thursday evening,
Savannah State swept their volleyball match from
Allen with scores of 25-19, 25-23, 25-22.
The win gives Savannah State a 8-4 overall record and a 4-2 record in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Savannah State's crowd of 1,488 set a new HBCU attendance record of the largest crowd to watch a volleyball match, snapping the 1,024 fans that saw the Alabama vs. Alabama State match last season in Montgomery.
Feeling the energy of the crowd, the Lady Tigers got off to a good start and had a strong finish in all three sets which led them to victory.
In the first set, Allen trailed 20-17 but Savannah State scored four of the next five points to go ahead 24-18.
SSU was down 17-13 in the second set but used a 6-2 rally tied the set at 19. Savannah State then strung together a 5-1 spurt to go in front 24-21.
Allen scored six unanswered points to take a 18-14 lead in the third set but the Lady Tigers answered with a 6-1 run to go ahead 20-19. With the score knotted at 20, the teams continued to trade points but SSU was able to survive.
Savannah State was led by
Savannah Everett (13 kills),
Iyonna Pike (three blocks),
Amiyah Walker (21 assists) and
Saniaa Dickey (21 digs).
Aaliyah Saunders,
Kira Raby and
Aniyah Parks all had one ace.
SSU will participate in the SIAC Crossover on October 10-11 in Memphis, Tennessee.
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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 www.thesiac.com.