Alabama A&M Suffers First SWAC Setback

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JACKSON, Miss. | The Alabama A&M University volleyball team saw its four-game Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) winning streak snapped, falling 3-1 to Jackson State on Sunday afternoon from the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center.

Alabama A&M held on to win the opening set, 25-20, but Jackson State answered claiming victories in the second and third sets, 25-15, and 26-24. The Tigers stormed back from three down in the fourth to win the match, 25-23. Alabama A&M (13-4 overall, 4-1 SWAC) finished with 49 kills, 46 assists, 33 digs, five service aces and 5.0 total team blocks.

Rayishon Jackman led the Bulldog offense with 17 kills (hitting .395), with seven digs, two assists and two service aces, while Fatima Ramirez tallied 10 kills, four digs, three assists and one service aces. Briana Smith and Kaydee Smith registered 24 and 11 assists, respectively. Defensively, Kelani Talakai recorded 14 digs…

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