Volleyball suffers defeat against Tougaloo College

The Wiley University volleyball team's first-set rally fell short. It could not regroup in a three-set loss to Tougaloo College (25-22, 25-15, 25-15) in a Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) match Sunday at Alumni Gymnasium.

The Lady Wildcats (0-5, 0-2 HBCUAC) trailed 22-13 in the first set. A kill and a service ace by Shyla Starks sparked a rally. Rachelle Santos and Madisyn Moore provided kills and Wiley took advantage of two attacking errors by the Lady Bulldogs to cut the margin to three. Tougaloo clinched the set with a kill.

Wiley held a four-point lead early in the second set with two kills from Santos and one from Jae Jemmott. It made three attacking errors and gave up four kills as it fell behind 11-8. Two attacking errors and a receiving error increased the margin to six. Tougaloo controlled the third set as it jumped out to an eight-point lead. The Lady Wildcats gave up 14 kills and only put up seven. They were outhit .247-(-).010 and outscored 36-22 in kills. Both schools struggled on the serve with Tougaloo putting down four aces and making 11 errors and the Lady Wildcats recording three aces and eight errors.

Santos led the Lady Wildcats with seven kills, followed by Jemmott, who had four and notched the only block for Wiley. Lynnetra Taylor and Leah Monsegue split time at setter. Monsegue set up 11 kills, while Taylor helped with seven. Nadia Cortez recorded two service aces and led the team with seven digs.

Wiley will not return to the court until September 19, when it hosts Philander Smith University in an HBCUAC match.

For more coverage on the Lady Wildcats visit Women's Volleyball Home - Wiley University (wileyathletics.com)

About Wiley University Athletics
Wiley University sponsors 12 varsity sports, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track and field, men's and women's outdoor track and field and baseball. It competes in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) and the Continental Athletic Conference for men's and women's soccer.

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