BATON ROUGE, LA --The UAPB volleyball team won the first set, but couldn't hang on and lost 3-1 (25-17, 14-25, 15-25, 16-25) to the Southern Lady Jaguars Sunday on the road at Seymour Gymnasium.
The loss dropped UAPB's record to 3-15 overall and 1-3 in SWAC action.
Zykia Jones finished with 12 kills on the day to lead the Lady Lions offense. got 10 digs from Anaiah Jordan to lead them defensively.
Game Notes
» Amayah Jones had a team-high two aces in the loss.
» UAPB never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-17.
» Zykia Jones had a match-high 12 kills for UAPB.
» UAPB got a team-high 10 digs from Anaiah Jordan.
» UAPB attackers were helped by a team-high 12 assists from Anaiah Jordan.
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 25-17. UAPB led by as many as eight points at 10-2 before finishing off the set.
SET 2 | UAPB then lost set two 25-14, evening the match at a set apiece. The Lady Lions dropped the first point and never clawed back into the lead before dropping the set.
SET 3 | UAPB fell again in the third set to make it a 2-1 deficit. The Lady Lions lost a tough set 25-15. UAPB trailed by as many as 10 points as Southern grabbed the advantage for good at 8-7 in a set that was tied up five times before the Lady Jaguars took over the lead.
SET 4 | UAPB lost set four and the match, falling 25-16. The Lady Lions trailed by as many as nine points as Southern grabbed the advantage for good at 2-1 and UAPB wasn't able to recover in a set that was knotted up just once before the Lady Jaguars took over.
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