SC State Defeats Savannah State, 3-1, in Women’s Volleyball

Fr., Setter Melanie Williams put up a game-high 37 set assists

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Savannah, Ga.—The SC State women's volleyball team defeated Savannah State, 3-1, (25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18), in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) matchup. With the win, the Lady Bulldogs improved to 5-8 overall and 2-1 in the MEAC. Savannah State remains winless on the season 0-20 overall and 0-3 in the MEAC.

Junior outside hitter Desire Waller continued to pace SC State as she put down 18 kills with nine digs. Waller also served a game-high seven aces including four of five straight points in Set Three. Sophomore Maya Bell was the only other Lady Bulldog player to record double-digit kills with 10. Freshman Melanie Williams put up a game-high 37 set assists with nine digs while the lone senior E. Paige Webb picked up 10 digs in the win.

Savannah State was led by Keandra Lewis and Jasmine Waite with 10 kills each. The Lady Tigers had three players to record double-digit digs as Lewis had 17, Kaneisha Hamilton had 11 and Bryana Gadis had 10. Two Savannah State players put up double-digit set assists as Ashlee Butler had 17 and Asiha Williams contributed 12 in the loss.

SC State will remain on the road as they travel Greensboro, N.C. next Tuesday, Oct. 9 to take on the University of North Carolina-Greensboro. The Lady Bulldogs will return to Dukes Gymnasium next Friday, Oct. 12 when they host North Carolina A&T in a MEAC matchup.

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