Texas Southern volleyball returned home after nearly a month away and took full advantage with a 3-0 win over Alcorn State on Friday evening inside the H&PE Arena.

The opening set was competitive early, with the teams tied at 2-2 and later 9-9. Texas Southern pushed ahead 15-11 but Alcorn State refused to go away as they cut the margin to 18-15. ASU managed to get within 20-17 but Ava Houston's kill and Lauren Battle's ace gave TSU a 22-17 lead and the momentum en route to a 25-18 win in set one.

Set two was tied at 4-all until Morgynne McQueen's kill moved them ahead 5-4. From there, Kaiulani Sherrow led the way as she personally scored two points on aces while leading a 7-0 surge for an 11-4 lead. The Braves narrowed it to 12-8 but TSU took full control from that point and outscored ASU 13-3 behind three kills from Houston.

The Tigers hit .382 with 16 kills and only three errors in set three. Alcorn State kept hanging around but TSU pulled away late to secure the match.

Houston led TSU with 10 kills followed by nine from McQueen and five from Aliyah Spencer. McQueen and Houston also added a pair of blocks while Kennedi Walker tallied 19 assists along with 10 from Sherrow. Keagan St. Junious led the way defensively with 22 digs.

TSU is back in action on Sunday at noon against Southern inside the H&PE Arena.