Women's Volleyball 10/19/2022 8:25:00 AM

Game Central | Volleyball vs. Fort Valley State

GAME CENTRAL
Savannah State Lady Tigers (10-8, 10-4 SIAC)
Vs.
Fort Valley State Wildcats (4-18, 1-7 SIAC)

TIME: 6 p.m. Oct. 19, 2022
LOCATION: Savannah, Ga. | Tiger Arena

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SAVANNAH, Ga.—Savannah State women's volleyball returns to home court with the first of two Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) East Division home matches this week.

They host Fort Valley State tonight in Tiger Arena and then Clark Atlanta in Willcox-Wiley Gym on Friday.

Savannah State will be jockeying for the top spot in the SIAC East Division this week. Right now, they are No. 2 in the standings with a 10-4 SIAC record. They trailed Albany State (12-2)—who they beat in Tiger Arena back in September. Edward Waters (8-2) is third, followed by Benedict (6-7), Allen (5-7), Clark Atlanta (5-7) and Fort Valley (3-12).

LAST GAME
On Monday, Savannah State traveled to Atlanta for a match against Clark Atlanta. They won 3-1.

ON OFFENSE
Into the final five matches of the season, Savannah State is led by junior Destinee Langston (160 k; 2.76 k/s; 19 sa) on offense, followed closely by freshman Allena Norton (150 k; 2.59 k/s). Sophomore Jasmine Nettles (111 k; 2.27 k/s) has been a force for the Lady Tigers in the last few matches. Nettles leads in the team in service aces with 26 this season. New setter Jessee Grubesic has also been key to the last run of wins. She leads the team in assists with 237 and 17 service aces.

ON DEFENSE
On defense, sophomore Destiny Gaines leads the team in blocks (37.0). Norton has been a major asset at the net as well with 35.0 blocks this season. Serteria Butler too has been key on defense, recording 24.0 blocks. Libero Kloe Ludy leads in digs with 241, followed by Langston (157) and Nettles (155).

LAST MATCHUP
The Lady Tigers are 6-1 against Fort Valley State dating back to 2014. Since the Lady Tigers rejoined the SIAC in 2019, they are 4-1 against Fort Valley State and are on a 4-0 win streak in the last four meetings. They last played on Sept. 15, 2022 in Fort Valley. Savannah State won that match 3-1.

OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORT
Fort Valley are young this season for the most part. They are 4-18 this year overall and 1-7 in conference. They enter Wednesday's match off a 1-3 loss to Allen on Monday. They are led on offense by sophomore Raven Edwards (127 k) and senior Destinee Jackson (86 k). On defense, freshman Jayda Mikell leads the team in blocks with 29. Sarah Rosairio leads the team in digs with 248.

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Players Mentioned

#3 Jessee Grubesic: S; 5' 9"; Sophomore

#5 Destiny Gaines: MH; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#6 Jasmine Nettles: OH; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#7 Allena Norton: MH; 6' 1"; Freshman

#9 Kloe Ludy: L; 5' 3"; Sophomore

#12 Serteria Butler: MH/OH; 5' 7"; Freshman

#17 Destinee Langston: OH/RS; 5' 11"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#3 Jessee Grubesic
: 5' 9"; Sophomore
: S

#5 Destiny Gaines
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: MH

#6 Jasmine Nettles
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: OH

#7 Allena Norton
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: MH

#9 Kloe Ludy
: 5' 3"; Sophomore
: L

#12 Serteria Butler
: 5' 7"; Freshman
: MH/OH

#17 Destinee Langston
: 5' 11"; Junior
: OH/RS