JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The
Benedict College women's volleyball team rallied from an 0-2 deficit to defeat
Edward Waters 3-2 in a SIAC women's volleyball match on Saturday.
Benedict won the match 12-25, 17-25, 25-23, 26-24, 15-9 to improve to 11-6 overall and 7-4 in the SIAC. Edward Waters falls to 8-8 overall and 7-4 in the SIAC.
Mia Burgess recorded a career-high 19 kills to lead the Lady Tigers, while
Angelic Carter had a career-high 15 kills.
Desire' Young added 10 kills.
Willow Alls had a season-high 25 assists to go along with a season-high 12 digs for a double-double.
Jayden Johnson also had a double-double with 18 assists and 20 digs.
Trailing 2-0, the Lady Tigers jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the third set, and later had a 22-15 lead. Edward Waters scored the next five points to make it 22-20. A kill by Burgess gave the Lady Tigers a 24-21 lead before Edward Waters scored the next two points. A kill by Carter closed out the set.
Benedict had a 24-20 lead in the fourth set before Edward Waters scored the next four points to tie the score. A kill by Burgess gave Benedict the side out, and clinched the set on an attack error by Edward Waters.
With Benedict leading 5-4 early in the deciding fifth set, the Lady Tigers scored the next four points, including a pair of kills by Burgess. Back-to-back kills by
DeMyah Jackson gave Benedict a 14-8 lead. After a kill by Edward Waters, Benedict won the match on an EWU attack error.
The Lady Tigers play at Allen University on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered 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 eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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