THE HILL | Rayishon Jackman posted seven kills and nine digs as the Alabama A&M University volleyball team dropped the final match of the 2025 Betty Austin Invitational to Delaware State, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon at T.M. Elmore Gymnasium.
 
Delaware State (3-0) took the opening two sets, 26-24 and 25-16, before winning the final set, 25-9.
 
Alabama A&M (2-1) finished with 24 kills, 37 digs, 22 assists, seven service aces and 6.0 total team blocks.
 
Jackman also added four service aces in leading the Bulldogs offense. Briana Smith dished out 14 assists, while Fatima Ramirez added four kills and six digs.
 
Delaware State, the tournament champions, registered 40 kills (.239 hitting percentage), 47 digs, 39 assists, 9.0 total team blocks and three service aces.
 
Gerren Tomlin tallied 12 kills and eight digs, while Emma Patmon posted 11 kills and four digs to pace the Delaware State offense. Naz Tuncay and Paige Ahakuelo recorded 17 and 14 assists, respectively. Defensively, Emma Crakow chipped in a team-high 12 digs.
 
BETTY AUSTIN INVITATIONAL STANDINGS – Final Results
Delaware State: 3-0 (Tournament champions)
Alabama A&M: 2-1
Southern: 2-1
Morgan State: 1-2
South Carolina State: 1-2
Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 0-3
 
BETTY AUSTIN INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Gerren Tomlin, Delaware State
Naz Tuncay, Delaware State
Rayishon Jackmon, Alabama A&M
Fatima Ramirez, Alabama A&M
Ariana Brown, Southern
Jordan Felix, Southern
Isabelle Brown, Morgan State
Macey McCoy, South Carolina State
Ashanti Butler, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
 
UP NEXT
Alabama A&M returns to action on Tuesday as the Bulldogs welcome North Alabama to T.M. Elmore Gymnasium. First serve is slated for 6 p.m. from T.M. Elmore Gymnasium.
 
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