WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.  – The Winston-Salem State University volleyball team overcame a 2-0 deficit, defeating Livingstone College 3-2 inside Whitaker Gymnasium Wednesday night.  

The Rams improved to 13-9 (10-4 CIAA).

Inside the Numbers vs. Livingstone College 
Kills        Tatum, Lexis (24),  Chesson, Zoe  (11), Wilson, Kamiyah  (7)  
Aces       Lindsey, Tiara (2), Key, Zaria (1)
Blocks   Chesson, Zoe (3), Wilson, Kamiyah (2), Tillman, Janai (1)   
Assists   Norwood, Brooke (28),  Lindsey, Tiara (9),  Key, Zaria (7)   
Digs    Pitt, Jewel (25), Martin, Malani  (17) , Norwood, Brooke (12)  

Key Stats
The Rams had 70 points, 61 kills, three aces, six blocks, 54 assists, and 90 digs.  
How It Happened vs. Livingstone College (25-16, 25-22, 25-23, 28-26, 15-9)
In set one, the Blue Bears went on an early 3-0 run, taking a 6-3 lead. WSSU cut the lead down to 6-5 on a Janai Tillman kill. With the score 11-5 LC, the Rams went on a 5-0 run 11-10 on a Lexis Tatum kill. The Blue Bears struck back with a 3-0 run, making the score 14-10. Livingstone extended their lead to 19-12. The Blue Bears took set one 25-16.

In set two, the Rams took a fast 3-0 lead on LC attack error. Livingstone fought back tying the game 5-5. WSSU answered back with a 4-0 run, taking a 9-5 lead on an LC attack error. The Rams extended their lead to 14-10 on a Kamiyah Wilson, forcing Livingstone to call a timeout. The Blue Bears went on a 4-0 run, tying the game at 14-14. In a back and forth battle the Rams took a 20-18 lead on a Blue Bears attack error. LC answered on a 3-0 run, taking a 21-18 lead.  The Blue Bears went on a 4-0 run, taking a 24-22 lead. The Blue Bears took set two 25-22 and led the match 2-0.

In set three, the Rams started on a 5-0 run on an LC attack error. LC went on a 4-0 run, making the score 8-7 for the Rams. The Rams took a two-point lead 11-9 on a Lexis Tatum kill. LC went on a 3-0 tying the game 13-13. LC took a 17-14 lead. The Rams went on a 6-0 run taking a 22-20 lead on a Blue Bears attack error. The Rams took set three 25-23 and trailed the match 2-1.

In set four, the Blue Bears opened with a 4-1 run. WSSU answered back with a 3-0 run, tying the game 4-4 on a Lexis Tatum kill. The Blue Bears went on a 4-0 run, taking an 8-4 lead.  Going on a 4-0 run, the Rams tied the game 9-9 on an LC attack error. The Rams kept the fight tying the game 15-15 on a Blue Bears error. WSSU took a 21-18 lead on a Malani Martin kill. The Blue Bears tied the game to 24-24 on a 3-0 run. The Rams closed out the set on a 3-0 run, taking set four 28-26 and tying the match 2-2. 

In set five, the Rams jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on a Zoe Chesson kill. The Blue Bears fought back tying the game at 9-9. Lexis Tatum sparked a 6-0 run with a kill 10-9, then closed out the set with the game-winning kill.  The Rams took set five 15-9 and the match 3-2.

Up Next
The Lady Rams will conclude their home slate on Monday, November 11th hosting Claflin University for Senior Night. The match will begin at 6:00 p.m. inside the C.E. Gaines Center