HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M (5-21, 4-6 SWAC) took care of business in their second-to-last home match as they posted a 29
th straight victory over Mississippi Valley State (1-18, 0-10 SWAC), earning their 20
th 3-0 sweep by scores of 25-20, 25-13 and 25-14 in an NCAA Division I women's volleyball match on Monday, October 24.
In a series that sees a 30-4 spread all-time, the teams would be separated by just one point, 13-12, midway through the first set. From there though the Bulldogs would methodically build that lead out to 24-18 behind an 11-6 stretch before closing out a 25-20 victory.
The clubs would alternate the first 10 points of Game 2 to deadlock at 5-5 before MVSU's Chardea Berthelot notched a kill for the lead. It would be their last as A&M cruised to a 25-13 win with a massive 20-7 run that put them up 2-0.
Alabama A&M would build upon that momentum in the third set as they powered out to a commanding 19-9 advantage. The Devilettes would finally snap that surge with four straight points to cut it to a six-point deficit but that would be it as the Bulldogs took six of the next nine points to close out the sweep with a 25-14 decision.
Freshman outside hitters
Caitlin Shaw (Desoto, Texas) and
Bailey Duckett (Huntsville, Ala.) led the A&M offense, delivering eight kills and six kills, five service aces and four digs, respectively. Freshman middle blocker
Madison Reagins (Duncanville, Texas) added five kills and nine digs and freshman setter
Grace Tapscott (Hartselle, Ala.) dished out a match-high 26 assists to round out the top performers.
Berthelot led Mississippi Valley with six kills and 14 digs and Mikayla Lee added 13 assists. Mallory Lamport chipped in with nine digs.
Alabama A&M heads to Baton Rouge, Louisiana for three matches at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Round Up, beginning with a pair of matches on Sunday, October 30. The first of those will be a 1 p.m. meeting with Alcorn State followed by a 7 p.m. outing with host Southern. They will then wrap up the trip with an 11 a.m. match against Texas Southern on Monday, October 31.
