WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Winston-Salem State University volleyball team won two of the three matches during the CIAA Round over the weekend. The Rams dropped their first match, 3-2 against Bluefield State on Saturday. WSSU bounced back with a 3-2 victory versus Elizabeth City on Saturday evening. The Rams picked up another victory 3-2 versus Virginia State Sunday evening.  

The Rams moved to 3-7 (2-3 CIAA).

Inside the Numbers vs. Bluefield State 
Kills      Tillman, Janai (9), Chesson, Zoe (9), Tatum, Lexis (6)    
Aces   Tillman, Janai (5), Lindsey, Tiara (3), Norwood, Brooke  (2)
Blocks   Chesson, Zoe (1), Pruitt, Alayna (3), Tatum, Lexis (3)
Assists  Norwood, Brooke (19), Lindsey, Tiara (12), Pitt, Jewel (3) 
Digs    Pitt, Jewe (19), Martin, Malan (14)   Norwood, Brooke (7)     
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 68 points,  47 kills, 13 aces, 37 assists, and 69 digs. 
 
How it happened vs.Bluefield State 3-2 (25-20, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22, 15-7) Loss 
In set one, the Rams came out on a 3-0 run. The Big Blue answered back with a 7-1 run giving them a 7-4 lead. The Rams fought back, tying the game at 7-7 on a Zoe Chesson kill. With the Big Blue up 14-10, the Rams went on a 7-0 run giving them a 17-14 lead. The Rams would take set one 25-20. In set two, the Rams were on fire taking an early 4-1 lead. The Rams would extend their lead to 12-6 on a Janai Tillman ace. Using a 4-0 run, the Lady Rams extended their lead to 17-8. WSSU closed out the set on a 4-0 run, taking set two 25-17. 
 
In set three, with the score tied at 3-3 the Big Blue went on a 4-0 run giving them a 7-4 lead. As the score was 11-6 Big Blue, the Rams went on a 4-0 run cutting the Big Blue lead down to 11-10. The Big Blue answered back with a 10-1 run, giving them a 21-11 lead, as they took set three 25-22. In set four, the Big Blue jumped out to an early 5-3 lead. With the Big Blue up 10-7, the Rams went on a 4-0 run, 11-10 on a Janai Tillman ace. Down by two 14-12, the Rams went on a 4-0 run, giving them the lead back 16-14. The Big Blue then answered back with a 4-1 run, putting them up 19-17. The Big Blue would take set four 25-22.
 
In set five, the Big Blue took a quick 3-0 lead. Bluefield State would extend their lead to 8-2. The Big Blue would take set five 15-7. 
 
Inside the Numbers vs. Elizabeth City State 
Kills      Martin, Malani (9), Tatum, Lexis (8), Tillman, Janai (8) 
Aces   Lindsey, Tiara (4), Chesson, Zoe  (1)
Blocks   Chesson, Zoe (5), Tatum, Lexis (8), Wilson, Kamiyah (2)
Assists Lindsey, Tiara (11), Norwood, Brooke (10), Pitt, Jewel  (2) 
Digs    Pitt, Jewel (13), Martin, Malani (10)  Norwood, Brooke (8) 
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 51 points,  39 kills, five aces, 30 assists, and 52 digs. 
 
How it happened vs.Elizabeth City State 3-2 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19, 25-12,15-8) Win 
In set one, in a back-to-back battle, the Vikings got some separation taking a 12-9 lead. Going on a 3-0 run, the Rams tied the game at 12-12 on a Lexis Tatum kill. With the score 21-19 Vikings, the Vikings closed out the set on a 4-0 run, taking set one 25-19. In set two, the Rams took a 6-3 lead on a Janai Tillman kill. With the game tied at 9-9, WSSU went on a 3-0 run, putting them up 12-9. The Vikings answered back, tying the game at 12-12. The Rams would go on a 3-0 run extending their lead to four 20-16. WSSU would take set two 25-21. 
 
In set three the Rams came out on fire with a 9-5 lead on a Lexis Tatum kill. With the score tied 16-16, the Rams took the lead on a 3-0 run 19-16. WSSU closed out on a 5-0 run, taking set three 25-19. In set four, the Vikings took a 5-1 lead. The Vikings extended their 10 points, on a 6-0 run 16-6. ECSU would take set four 25-12. In set five, with the game tied at 4-4, the Rams went on a 5-0 run, taking a 9-4 lead on a Tiara Lindsey ace. The Rams closed the set on a 4-0 run, taking set five 15-8. 
 
 
Inside the Numbers vs. Virginia State
Kills      Tatum, Lexis (11), Tillman, Janai (11), Wilson, Kamiyah (8)  
Aces   Lindsey, Tiara (4), Martin, Malani  (2), Norwood, Brooke (2)
Blocks   Wilson, Kamiyah (3), Caldwell, Aria (3), Pruitt, Alayna (1)
Assists Lindsey, Tiara (22), Norwood, Brooke (17), Pitt, Jewel  (4)   
Digs     Pitt, Jewel (16), Norwood, Brooke  (8)  Tatum, Lexis (7) 
 
Key Stats
The Rams had 100 points, 48 kills,10 aces,46 assists, and 59 digs.
 
How it happened vs. Virginia State (25-12, 25-14, 25-21, 25-20, 15-12) 
In set one, the Rams caught fire with a 5-1 lead. The Rams extended their lead to 13-3 on a 4-0 run. WSSU will take set one 25-12. In set two, the Rams took a 3-0 lead, as the Trojans answered, tying the game at 3-3. The Trojans went on a 6-0 run, extending their lead 14-6. The Trojans took set two 25-14.
 
In set three the Trojans jumped out 3-0 lead, and VSU extended to eight 12-4. The Trojans would take set three 25-21. In set four, with the score 6-2 VSU, the Rams went on a 4-0 run tying the game 6-6 on a Tiara Lindsey ace. As the game was tied 13-13 the Rams went on a 3-0 run, giving them a 16-13 lead. The Rams took set four 25-20. In set five, with the score tied at 3-3, the Rams went on a 6-3 lead on a Lexis Tatum kill. In a 12-12 tie, the Rams went a 3-0 run taking set 15-12 on attack error.
 
Up Next
The Lady Rams will return to action on Thursday, October 10th hosting Johnson C. Smith University. The match will begin at 6:00 p.m. inside Whitaker Gymnasium.