FORT VALLEY, Ga. – Fort Valley State took a 3-0 victory over Benedict College in a SIAC women's volleyball match on Friday afternoon.
Fort Valley State won the match 25-23, 26-24, 25-16 to improve to 10-13 overall and 9-6 in the SIAC. Benedict falls to 11-9 overall and 7-7 in the SIAC.
The Lady Tigers used a 4-0 run late in the first set to tie the score at 20-20. Fort Valley State scored the next three points, but Benedict scored the next two points on a pair of FVSU errors to cut the lead to 23-22. The two teams split the next two points, and then Fort Valley State won the set on a Benedict error.
Benedict used a 6-0 run midway through the second set to take a 16-11 lead, but Fort Valley State answered with their own 6-0 run. A kill by
Desire' Young and a FVSU error gave Benedict a 24-23 lead late in the set, but the Wildcats closed out the set with three straight points.
Benedict jumped out to an early 7-1 lead in the third set, but FVSU used an 8-0 run to take an 18-12 lead, and closed out the set with a 7-2 run.
Mia Burgess and
DeMyah Jackson had 10 kills each for the Lady Tigers. Jackson also had 18 digs for a double-double.
Jayden Johnson had a team-high 14 assists.
Benedict plays at Savannah State on Tuesday before returning home for matches against Edward Waters and Clark Atlanta on Thursday and Friday.
