MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama State University Lady Hornets volleyball team dealt Albany State a 3-0 setback on Thursday evening in Lockhart gymnasium in front of a packed house.  Bama State overcame the Rams by the scores of 26-24, 25-21, 25-20 to improve its record to 7-12 overall.

Outside hitter senior Brena Wheeler powered ASU's way to victory, slamming down 10 kills.  Asia Manning the Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week, also added eight kills to the win.  Wheeler added four digs and one block assist, while Manning chipped in eight digs and one block assist. Setter Ana Pego added 33 assists to her already 506 on the season.  Sophomore defensive specialist Roselande Cornielle anchored the defense with a team-high 10 digs.

After a close game one, when head coach Sonia Price saw her squad go down by as many as four points, the Lady Hornets seized the match with dominating victories in games two and three.

Game one both teams were neck and neck of each other, ASU finally capitalizing the win 26-24 and pulling out a 25-21 win in game two.

“It took all of the first game to get used to what Albany State was doing out there,” Price said.  “Once we did, we never lost control of the match.  It was great to get some of our reserves some time on the court and the thing that I liked the most about that time when they were out there, was that our play never fell off.”  

The Lady Hornets return to the floor on Saturday for a SWAC match-up with Eastern Division foe Jackson State.  The match is set to begin at 3 p.m.