Alabama State Volleyball

Lady Hornets grasp 3rd SWAC championship in four seasons

JACKSON, Miss. (bamastatesports.com)  – The Alabama State women’s volleyball team returned to the top of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) by rallying back to defeat No. 2 seeded Texas Southern 3-1 (16-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-14) at the Williams Assembly Center on the campus of Jackson State University to claim the SWAC championship for the third time in the past four…

Lady Hornets breeze past Grambling en route to SWAC semifinals

JACKSON, Miss. (bamastatesports.com) – It was smooth sailing for the Alabama State women’s volleyball team as the Lady Hornets kept chugging along with yet another straight sets victory against No. 8 seed Grambling State by the scores of 25-12, 25-12, 25-13 Friday morning at T.B. Ellis Gymnasium in a SWAC Tournament Quarterfinal. Next, top-seeded Alabama State (22-8 overall) takes on…

Lady Hornets sweep SWAC regular season

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State women’s volleyball team completed the perfect conference regular season by sweeping Alcorn State 3-0 by the scores of 25-12, 25-7, 26-24 Tuesday night on Senior Night at Lockhart Gymnasium. Alabama State (21-8 overall, 18-0 SWAC) honored five of Alcorn State’s seniors and ASU’s lone senior Jamie Coleman before the game with recognition, flowers…

Lady Hornets dominate All-SWAC honors

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced on Wednesday the 2016 All-SWAC volleyball teams and Alabama State came away as the resounding winners with four of the five large awards and six overall conference selections going toward the Lady Hornets’ way. Alabama State (21-8 overall, 18-0 SWAC) completed the perfect regular season conference record in Tuesday’s win over…

ASU secures 4th straight 20 win season in 3-0 victory of Southern

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State women’s volleyball team has been a model of consistency over these past years under head coach Penny Lucas-White. On Monday night, the Lady Hornets made it four consecutive seasons with at least 20 wins with a straight sets triumph versus Southern by the scores of 25-23, 25-17, 25-21. Alabama State (20-8 overall, 17-0…

Lady Hornet volleyballers clinch SWAC East Division title

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State women’s volleyball team clinched their third SWAC East Division regular season title in four years as the Lady Hornets reeled off its’ seventh consecutive victory on Saturday afternoon with a straight sets victory at Alabama A&M by the scores of 25-16, 25-13, 25-15. It was the Lady Hornets’ 14th sweep this season. Alabama…

Lady Hornets promptly lay the sting to Texas Southern

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – After some initial resistance in needing extra points to take the first set, the Alabama State women’s volleyball team settled in and ran off their sixth consecutive victory and 17th win in their past 18 matches on Saturday night with a straight sets triumph over Texas Southern with a 27-25, 25-21, 25-14 victory. It was the…

Lady Hornets “formal” request: “Black shirt Saturday” please

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – Another match. Another sweep. The Alabama State women’s volleyball team ran off to their fifth consecutive victory and 16th win in their past 17th matches on Friday night with a straight sets triumph over Prairie View A&M with a 25-18, 25-17, 25-17 victory. It was the Lady Hornets’ 12th game this season in which it won…

Lady Hornets host 2 SWAC matches this weekend

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (bamastatesports.com)- The Alabama State women’s volleyball team returns home to Lockhart Gymnasium this weekend to take on SWAC opponents Prairie View A&M on Friday at 7 p.m. and Texas Southern on Saturday at 7 p.m. It will be Military Appreciation Night on Friday followed by Black Out Night on Saturday. Fans are encouraged to wear their camouflaged military…

Lady Hornets’ 13-0 SWAC mark welcomes Prairie View volleyball

ITTA BENA, Miss. (bamastatesports.com) – The Alabama State women’s volleyball team kept it rolling on Saturday with a straight sets sweep on the road at Mississippi Valley State with a 3-0 victory (25-15, 25-12, 25-11) to improve to 13-0 against Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) opponents. Ni’yesha Brown, a junior transfer from Fresno City College, stayed hot with her ninth game…