William Owens
Blue & White Flash / Staff Writer
Jackson State University’s volleyball team won 25-20 against University of New Orleans. The match took place on Sept. 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the T.B. Ellis gym at Jackson State.
The JSU Lady Tigers warmed up the crowd with their pre-game ritual. The first points were scored by JSU, including an ace by senior Christine Edwards.
“We all played hard, passes were there which created a good offense which caused the opponent to struggle,” said Edwards.
This led to a quick 5-1 lead by JSU, and an opposing team timeout. JSU kept their foot on the gas leading 16-7 throughout the first set. The first set concluded with another ace by Edwards.
The second set began with another ace by Edwards. U of NO rose to the competition tying the game 4-4 in the second set. The Lady Tigers took control of a 13-7 lead half way through the second set. A quick score by U of NO cut the lead to 20-11 for JSU.
Three quick scores rapidly decreased JSU’s lead to 22-14. U of NO fought to decrease the lead by five for a score of 24-19. The second set was won by JSU with a lead of 25-19.
U of NO started off the third set with a 2-0 lead. The Lady Tigers overcame their early struggles to lead 13-9 half way through the third set. A spike extended the Tiger lead to 18-14.
A miscommunication on the offense by U of NO leads to a 23-18 score. A kill on the last play leads JSU 25-20 sending the University of New Orleans alligators back to the swamp and the Lady Tigers to another victory.
After the game, Edwards commented again stating, “I feel like when the game is close, we can push through better until the end, basically remain headstrong.”
