Mississippi Val. MVSU 1-12,0-4 SWAC

Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB 5-13,3-2 SWAC

Mississippi Val. MVSU

1-12,0-4 SWAC

Final

Oct. 09, 2022

Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB

5-13,3-2 SWAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Mississippi Val. MVSU	7	13	11	(0)
Ark.-Pine Bluff UAPB	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/9/2022 8:00:00 PM

#UAPBVolleyball Sweeps Mississippi Valley State 3-0 To Open SWAC Cluster

HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Laila Fortson totaled eight kills with an .8 hitting percentage to help carry the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff volleyball team to a 3-0 win (25-7, 25-13, 25-11) over the Mississippi Valley State Sunday in the first SWAC Cluster of the season.

Fortson finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Lady Lions attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .8. got 12 digs from Starvoula Papazoglou to lead them defensively.

Game Notes
» Laila Fortson was efficient in attacking situations in the match, accumulating eight kills while hitting .800.
» Nikole Akamine had a match-high four aces in the win.
» UAPB never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-7.
» UAPB served up six aces on the way to a first-set victory.
» UAPB never trailed on the way to winning the second set 25-13.
» UAPB never trailed on the way to winning the third set 25-11.
» Laila Fortson had a match-high eight kills for UAPB.
» UAPB got a match-high 12 digs from Starvoula Papazoglou.
» UAPB attackers were helped by a match-high 20 assists from Nikole Akamine.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Lady Lions won the first point and held the lead the rest of the way to secure the first set 25-7. UAPB opened up its biggest lead, 18 points, to close out the set, collecting 16 kills with a .682 attack percentage while only registering one attack error in the process. UAPB also supplemented their offense with six aces in the opening set.

SET 2 | After their win in the first set, UAPB put themselves on the cusp of a sweep with a 25-13 victory in set number two. The Lady Lions scored first and never trailed in the set to secure the victory. UAPB opened up as much as a 13 point lead at 21-8 before finishing off the set. The UAPB offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.

SET 3 | UAPB closed the match in a 3-0 sweep after winning set three. The Lady Lions led from the first point on in the set to earn a 25-11 victory. UAPB ended on a high note, claiming its biggest lead, 14 points, to close out the set.

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