RALEIGH – The Winston-Salem State University volleyball team fell to the Bears of Shaw University, 3-1 inside C.C. Spaulding Gymnasium.  

The Rams moved to 12-9 (7-4 CIAA).

Inside the Numbers vs. Shaw University 
Kills        Tatum, Lexis (8),  Martin, Malani (8), Caldwell, Aria (5)  
Aces       Johnson, Jordan (3), Martin, Malani (1)
Blocks   Chesson, Zoe (3), Wilson, Kamiyah (2), Caldwell, Aria (1)   
Assists   Norwood, Brooke (12),  Lindsey, Tiara (12),  Pitt, Jewel  (4)   
Digs    Martin, Malani (17), Pitt, Jewel (16) ,Lindsey, Tiara (11) 

Key Stats
The Rams had 44 points, 35 kills, 32 assists, and 76 digs.  

How It Happened vs. Shaw University (25-18, 25-15, 25-23, 25-6)
In set one, the Rams jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on a Shaw error. The Bears answered back with a 7-0 run, taking a 7-2 lead. The Bears then went on a 4-0 run extending their lead to 12-4. With the score 14-6 Shaw, the Rams went on a 3-0 run making the score 14-9 on a Shaw attack error. The Rams kept the fight going as they cut the score down to 23-17 with a Malani Martin ace.  Shaw took set one 25-18 and led the match 1-0.

In set two, Shaw jumped out to a 2-0 lead, the Rams answered back with a 5-0 run taking a 5-2 lead on a Malani Martin kill. The Bears went on a 4-0 run, taking an 8-7 lead. The Rams answered back, tying the game at 9-9 with a Zoe Chesson kill. The Bears went on a 4-0 run extending their lead to 16-11. With the score 16-13 Shaw went on a 3-0 run, pushing the score to 19-13. Shaw closed out the set on a 9-2 run, taking set two 25-15 and leading the match 2-0.

In set three, the Bears took a 2-0 lead, the Rams answered back with a 3-0 run taking a 3-2 lead on a Kamiyah Wilson kill. The Rams took an 8-7 lead with a Malani Martin kill. The Rams went on a 3-0 run, taking a 14-10 lead on a Lexis Tatum kill. Shaw cut the lead to 18-15. The Bears went on a 4-0 run tying the game 19-19. The Rams answered back with two straight points 21-19 with a Kamiyah Wilson kill. The Rams took a 23-20 lead on a Shaw error. WSSU took set three 25-23 and trailed the match, 2-1.

In set four, the Rams took an early 2-0 lead on a Shaw attack. With the score tied at 3-3 the Bears went on a 5-0 run taking a 8-3 lead. The Bears pushed the score to a 12-3 lead. Shaw went on an 5-1, taking a 17-4 lead. The Bears took the set three 25-6 and won the match 3-1.

Up Next
The Lady Rams will return home on Wednesday, November 4th. The Rams will take on Livingstone College, the match is set for 6:00 p.m. inside Whitaker Gymnasium.