Baton Rouge, La. | Alabama State was not going to relinquish its hold on the conference with ease. Grambling knew that to put an end to the Lady Hornets 43-match win streak, it would have to fight.

Holding a 2-0 advantage, Alabama State appeared to deflate Grambling's night when it roared back from a 24-20 deficit in the third frame to knot the score at 24-24.  The Tigers regained their composure, however, winning the next two points to force a fourth stanza. They carried over that momentum and outhit the Lady Hornets in the fourth (.189 - .049) and fifth sets (.261 - .040) en route to claiming a 3-2 (25-14, 25-23, 24-26, 19-25, 10-15) victory.

While the outcome was difficult to digest, Alabama State had a bevy of production from multiple players who recorded season and career-highs. Five Lady Hornets recorded at least seven kills and junior Bayle' Bennett recorded a double-double (13 kills, 12 digs). Kori Kutsch topped the 40-assist plateau for the second time this season (42) while Kayla Torres had a season-high 26 digs. Candace Martin posted a season-high seven blocks, freshman Cheyenne Rocker notched a career-best eight kills and Krysta Medearis headlined the production with 16 kills.

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The Lady Hornets (4-14, 1-1) connected on 38 of 84 attacks (.274) for their highest kill percentage since August 25th. Freshman Taryn King amassed a season-best 10.5 points and tied her career-high with nine kills while Medearis added a team-high 10 kills. Bennett connected on nine attacks, the highest output for the Chicago, Ill. native since September 8^th (Northern Colorado). Rocker (six points) hit .364, putting away five of her 11 attacks and Kutsch added 35 helpers, the senior's third, 30-assist effort for the year.

Alabama State plays another doubleheader tomorrow with matches against Southern (10 a.m.) and Texas Southern (7 p.m.).
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