Tigers Fall In Road Match Thursday Night At Prairie View

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas - Texas Southern dropped a tough match at Prairie View A&M Thursday night inside the William Nicks Building.
 
TSU held off several PVAMU charges throughout set one and was on its way to controlling the set until a 9-0 PVAMU run turned a 17-12 TSU lead into a 19-17 deficit. TSU would tie it at 19-all after a kill from Janiya Chapman and a Kaitlyn Scroggins' ace. Both teams would find themselves tied on three additional occasions but a PVAMU kill and TSU attack error at the antenna gave the first set to PVAMU 25-23.
 
The Tigers led 8-1 to open set two but PVAMU closed the gap to 8-6. TSU would continue to hold the Panthers off for the next few points but PVAMU went on a 9-2 run to claim a 19-17 lead. TSU would take advantage of two PVAMU errors to knot the contest at 19-all and eventually moved ahead 21-20 after kills from Jada Hall and Thalia Cordero Moreno. However, TSU committed several costly errors down the stretch which allowed PVAMU to pull away before holding off a late TSU charge for a 25-23 set two win.
 
TSU once again led early to open set three but a 9-3 lead was turned into a 12-all tie. In true rivalry fashion, neither team would budge as there were nine ties down the stretch. Tied at 23-all, PVAMU recorded two kills to secure the match by a 25-23 margin for the third straight set.
 
Danielle Lilley led TSU with eight kills while Kaitlyn Scroggins had 18 digs. Chapman and Chenise Cook both had three assisted blocks followed by 19 assists from Aeris Ramsey.
 
TSU is back in action on Saturday and Sunday at the SWAC Cluster in Grambling, La. as they'll face Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman and Alabama State.