Alabama A&M Athletics

GRAMBLING, La. | Scholar Bates recorded 12 kills and Carys Sanabria registered 12 total blocks as the Alabama A&M University volleyball team swept Grambling State, 3-0, Friday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) match at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
 
The Bulldogs (15-9 overall, 7-2 SWAC) earned the victory by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-20. Grambling State fell to 8-12 overall and 4-4 in conference play.
 
Bates hit .611, committing just one error in 18 attempts, and added four block assists. Rayishon Jackman and Gerren Tomlin contributed 11 kills apiece, with Jackman adding nine digs and three block assists and Tomlin collecting eight digs.
 
Sanabria finished with six kills on a .400 hitting percentage and anchored the defense with five solo blocks and seven block assists. Molly Chappell led all players with 22 digs, while Kaydee Smith dished out 24 assists and Briana Smith added 14.
 
Alabama A&M finished with 47 kills and a .317 hitting percentage, holding Grambling State to 30 kills and a .073 mark. The Bulldogs also held advantages in digs, 53-37, and total team blocks, 15-9.
 
Lyric Jordan led Grambling State with a match-high 15 kills on a .414 hitting percentage and added four block assists. Reece Cook and Alayna Howard each recorded 11 assists, while Asialin Powell paced the Tigers with eight digs.
 
NEXT UP 
Alabama A&M returns to action Sunday as the Bulldogs visit Arkansas-Pine Bluff. First serve is set for 12 p.m.
 
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