Central State beats Tuskegee in four sets


FRANKFORT, Kentucky -  In the final match of the SIAC West Division Round Up on the campus of Kentucky State University, the Central State Lady Marauders defeated Tuskegee University, 3-1, on Saturday.

Battling back to tie the opening set 21-21, CSU was edged by TU 25-21 to fall behind 1-0. The Lady Marauders responded by jumping out to a 12-6 lead in the second set and went on to win 25-15 while limiting their attacking errors to just four in the second set compared to 12 TU miscues.


With the score tied 12-12 in the third set, CSU benefited from five straight errors made by TU attackers. Kills by Deja Clark and Desiree Howard helped CSU increase its lead to 20-13 and the Lady Marauders cruised to another 25-15 win to take hold of the match, 2-1.


CSU never trailed in the fourth set, leading by as many as eight. TU cut the deficit down, 19-16, but CSU came back with next four points and went on to seal the match with a 25-17 result in the final frame.


CSU combined for 34 kills and a total of 19 errors while TU totaled 33 kills and 40 errors. Clark led CSU attackers with nine kills. She also added five blocks and seven digs. Howard finished with eight kills and a career-best eight blocks. Kayla Adams led the team with 12 assists as CSU earned its second victory at this weekend's SIAC Round Up.


With the win, CSU improves to 2-6 overall with a 2-3 ledger in SIAC play.


CSU will travel to play at West Virginia State on Tuesday.