SAVANNAH, Ga. – After a strong opening, the Savannah State Volleyball team dropped the final three sets to Albany State in the Lady Tigers' ninth Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) match of the season.

SSU falls to 3-8 on the season and 2-7 in SIAC play. The Golden Rams improved to 11-9 and 8-2 in conference action.

The Lady Tigers came out swinging in the opening set taking an early 6-4 lead through the first 10 points, forcing the Golden Rams into a timeout. SSU held onto the lead midway through the set, taking a 20-15 lead. Albany State, however, fired back with a 3-0 run cutting SSU's lead to two.

Jeilynn Brown and Imani Williamson landed two final kills to give SSU the 25-22 win and a 1-0 lead. Albany State responded with a 6-0 run to open the second set. The Golden Rams held on to the early momentum winning the second set 25-16 to knot up the match.

The final two sets were extended battles as both teams traded point-for-point down the stretch. Albany State edged out a 26-24 win in the third set behind kills from Kamryn Lane and Jannai Cheeks.

In the fourth set, Jordyn Terrell tied the game at 22 after an attack error. Back-to-back errors from each team again tied the set at 23. Later, after a kill from Cheeks, SSU's Jedaiah Daniels answered with a kill to tie the set at 25.  A kill from Lenee Blot and a ball handling error from SSU gave the Golden Rams a close 27-25 set victory, and the 3-1 match win.
 
Williamson led the Lady Tigers with 13 kills on 27 attacks and 6 digs. Daniels followed with 12 kills on 25 attacks with 11 digs. Aldarondo Valeria had 34 assists, 6 kills and 7 digs. De'Antoine Rodriguez led on defense with 13 digs.

SSU returns to action on Oct. 3 with a 6 p.m. home match against Paine College in Willcox-Wiley Gym.