WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The
Benedict College women's volleyball team split two matches on the first day of the second SIAC Crossover Tournament on Friday.
In their first match of the day,
Tuskegee took a 3-1 victory over Benedict. The Lady Tigers regrouped and defeated
Kentucky State 3-1 in the afternoon match.
Benedict started out strong against Tuskegee, winning the first set 25-16. Tuskegee followed by winning the next three sets, 25-13, 25-16, 25-11.
Mia Burgess had seven kills to lead Benedict against Tuskegee.
Willow Alls had nine assists, while
Jayden Johnson added eight assists and had a team-high eight digs.
Benedict then took a 25-20, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22 victory over Kentucky State.
DeMyah Jackson led the Lady Tigers with 13 kills, while also recording a team-high 10 digs for a double-double.
Desire' Young added 12 kills. Alls had 18 assists, while Johnson had 15 assists.
Benedict, now 8-6 overall and 4-4 in the SIAC, will take on host Central State on Saturday morning in the final match of the Crossover.
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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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