JACKSON, Miss. | Alabama State stayed perfect in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) action with a 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 23-25, 25-14) victory over Jackson State at the Lee E. Williams AAC on Sunday afternoon.
 
Jada Rhodes paced three players in double-figure kills with 17, while Jylen Whitten finished with 15 and A'Nylah Cobb 10. Madison Beasley led Alabama State (8-12, 7-0 SWAC) with 27 assists, seven digs, and three service aces, while Emily Brooks added 17 assists.
 
Temperance Chatman led the Lady Hornets with 31 digs.
 
Alabama State hit .271 for the match.
 
How It Happened
SET 1 | Alabama State opened the match on a 5-0 run behind the serving of Beasley before Jackson State roared back to trim the deficit to 5-4. The Lady Hornets used a sideout and kills from Whitten and Rhodes to build an 8-5 lead. Jackson State took its first lead at 9-8 and extended the lead using a 6-0 run forcing a timeout. The two teams battled out of the timeout with the Lady Hornets going on a 6-2 run to take a 19-17 lead. Jackson State went on a 3-0 run to take a 20-19 lead before Rhodes tied the set up and 3-0 run that forced a timeout after the Lady Hornets grabbed a 22-20 lead. Alabama State was able to put the set away on a kill by Whitten.
 
SET 2 | The two teams traded points early in the set until a kill from Cobb, followed by a tandem block from Whitten and Taila Gaines gave Alabama State an 11-8 lead. After a timeout called by Jackson State, the Lady Hornets went on a 4-0 run to extend the lead to 18-12 using kills from Christyn Ashby and Rhodes, and a service ace from Logan Horne to force a timeout up 18-12. The lead grew to as many as seven (22-15) before the Tigers pulled to within 22-17 forcing an Alabama State timeout. The Tigers closed to 22-19 before a pair of kills from Cobb helped put the set away.
 
SET 3 | The two teams battled throughout the first few points of the set before Alabama State went on a 4-0 run to grab a 12-7 lead using a pair of kills from Whitten and a service ace from Beasley. The Tigers fought their way back into the set, tying it at 13-all before back-to-back points by the Lady Hornets gave Alabama State a 15-13 lead. After Jackson State came back and tied the set at 21-all, Rhodes gave Alabama State a 23-21 lead with her 13th kill of the match to force a timeout. Jackson State came out of the timeout with back-to-back points of its own to tie the set up and force an Alabama State timeout. The Tigers continued the run with the final two points to force a fourth set.
 
SET 4 | Alabama State opened the set on a 7-0 run using an ace from Beasley, a pair of kills from Gaines and another from Ashby. Jackson State went on a 5-1 run and climbed to within two at 11-9 before a kill from Cobb pushed the lead to three at 12-9. The lead stayed there until a 4-0 run extended the lead to 17-11 forcing a Jackson State timeout. The run continued out of the timeout on a Whitten kill and a pair of attack errors by the Tigers grew the lead to 20-11.
Up Next
Alabama State returns to action on Monday, Oct. 16, on the road to face Mississippi Valley State at 4 pm.
 
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