Harris-Stowe State University

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Harris-Stowe State University women's volleyball fell in five sets (25-19, 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 10-15) to Jarvis Christian University, won in three sets (25-18, 25-19, 25-23) against Tougaloo on Friday afternoon. The Lady Hornets lost in three sets (17-25, 21-25, 16-25) to Philander Smith and won in three sets (25-8, 25-9, 25-10) against Champion Christian on Saturday. All four matches were played at Philander Smith as part of the Panther Classic.

HSSU v Jarvis Christian

The Lady Hornets and Bulldogs would battle hard for five tough sets with all five sets being decided by six or fewer points. The Lady Hornets would use five runs of three or more points in the first set. In the third set, the Lady Hornets used a 12-6 run to turn a 15-13 deficit into a 25-21 set win. 

Sophomore middle hitter Ayanna-Rae Leblanc recorded 12 kills. Senior setter Isa Smith (Little Rock, Ark./Joe T. Robinson) recorded 24 assists and 13 digs. Senior defensive specialist Dejah Foster (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods High School) recorded 13 digs. 

HSSU v Tougaloo

The Lady Hornets and Bulldogs of Tougaloo would be tied at 13 in the first set before the Lady Hornets used a 12-5 run to close out the first set. The Lady Hornets would have to battle back from a 19-16 deficit and would use a 9-0 run to close out the set. In set three, the Lady Hornets would once again have to battle back from a deficit and used a long scoring run to close out the Bulldogs and complete the sweep. 

Junior outside hitter Kaelin Rubin (Kennedale, Texas/Kennedale) recorded five kills to lead the Lady Hornets. Foster recorded nine digs. Smith recorded 15 assists.

HSSU v Philander Smith

The Lady Hornets would get held to a .126 hitting percentage against the Panthers. Rubin led with seven kills. Senior setter Brianah Dawson (Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff High School/Wells College) had 11 assists and sophomore outside hitter Renise Powell had 12 digs.

HSSU v Champion Christian

The Lady Hornets used a 12-1 run in set one to give the Lady Hornets a commanding lead before closing out the set with a 25-8 win. The Lady Hornets would once again use a big scoring run in sets two and three to a dominant sweep as they held the Tigers to a -.058 hitting percentage.

Junior outside hitter Serenity Baker (Desoto, Texas/Desoto High School) had seven kills. Sophomore defensive specialist Mya Hendrix recorded a career-high eight service aces while Smith added five and Dawson added three. Dawson recorded 15 assists and Smith added 12 assists. Foster recorded 11 digs.

The Lady Hornets return to action on September 11th at 6 pm against Williams Baptist in Walnut Ridge, Ark.