COLUMBIA, S.C.- Despite Amiyah Walker's 37 assists and 16 digs, Savannah State came up short in Tuesday night's 3-1 loss to Allen in a match played at Adams Gymnasium.

The conference setback gives Savannah State a 14-6 overall record and a 10-4 record in the SIAC.

The Lady Tigers won the first set 25-20 but dropped the next three sets (25-16, 25-23, 26-24).

Although Savannah State lost, they had more kills, blocks, assists and digs than the Yellow Jackets.

SSU raced to a 5-0 lead in the opening set and used a 5-0 run to increase their lead to 10-2. Allen was able to cut their deficit to 22-19 before the Lady Tigers ended the set with back-to-back kills by Mina Ezikpe and Walker.

Allen opened the second set with a 6-0 run but Savannah State was able to trim their deficit to 8-6. With Allen leading 18-15, the Yellow Jackets ended the set with a 7-1 spurt to tie the match at 1-1.

The third set was a close one. Allen broke a 22-22 tie with a kill and a error by SSU but a kill by Aaliyah Saunders drew Savannah State within 24-23 before the Yellow Jackets scored the winning point.

Allen led 24-20 in the fourth set before the Lady Tigers rallied with a pair of kills by Nyalah Smith and two Allen errors to tie the set at 24. However, the final two points were scored by the Yellow Jackets with a pair of kills.

Nyalah Smith had 17 kills, Aaliyah Saunders blocked four shots, Saniaa Dickey added ten digs while Walker and Savannah Everett had two aces apiece.

Savannah State will host Benedict on October 30 at 6 p.m.in Tiger Arena.

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