Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 STATESBORO, Ga. – In the final day of competition at the Georgia Southern Volleyball Tournament in Statesboro, Georgia, the Savannah State Lady Tigers fell to South Alabama in a hard fought match, 0-3, and to Georgia Southern, 0-3 in the last game of the tournament for SSU.

SSU opened Saturday against South Alabama, and in the first set went down 9-1 early on several kills from the Jaguars. The Lady Tigers managed only 10 points as South Alabama took a 1-0 lead on a 25-10 set win.

The Lady Tigers went down 12-4 in the second set, but a kill from freshman Jasmine Waite on a set from Aisha Williams sparked some offense from SSU. Kills from Waite, Chikia Jones, and Bryana Gadis helped the Lady Tigers answer point-for-point. An error from South Alabama set the score at 12-17, prompting a South Alabama timeout.

The Jaguars then went on a 3-0 run to take a 20-12 lead, but SSU took advantage of a South Alabama error. Gadis put down two service aces to cut the Jaguars lead to five, 20-15.

The Lady Tigers continued to fight in the set, but fell by four points, 25-21. The set marked the second highest scoring game for the Lady Tigers this season. Waite led the Lady Tigers with three kills, while Williams picked up four digs.

The Jaguars took an early 4-2 lead in the third set, and extended their lead to 11-5 on back-to-back kills. Kills from Gadis, Waite and freshmen Justice Dilworth helped the Lady Tigers stay in the fight, cutting the Jaguars lead to only three points at 12-14.

Three straight kills from South Alabama extended their lead to 17-12. Some costly errors gave both teams points as the Jaguars took a 21-17 lead before a Savannah State timeout. With the match win looming for the Jaguars, the Lady Tigers continued to fight as Gadis put down a kill on set from Williams and added another point on a service ace.

South Alabama won the final set 25-20 taking the match in straight sets. Waite led the team with six kills, while Jones and Gadis each had four. Gadis and Bridgette Stephens racked up eight kills apiece, while Williams tacked on seven.

In the Lady Tigers final game of the tournament against host team Georgia Southern, SSU fell in straight sets 9-25, 15-25, and 12-25. SSU drops to 0-16 overall. Waite led the team in kills with 12. Jones followed with six kills. Butler and Stephens led the team in digs with seven apiece.

Savannah State opens conference play with a visit to Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference rivals Florida A&M on September 28 in Tallahassee, Florida. First serve is set for 6 p.m.