McPherson, KS – Antonese Tatum leads the Lady Lions to a 3-1 victory over the Lady Tigers in a crucial SAC matchup. Tatum would have a 16 kills on the night and 8 blocks for a total of 24 points scored for her team.

Langston University (2-6, 2-6 SAC) and the Tigers (2-19, 0-7 SAC) would take the court in what would end up being one of the most competitive matches on the year. The Lady Lions would take set one 25-22, the Lady Tigers would respond with a 25-22 victory the very next set to tie the game back at 1-1. Lion would dominate set three with a 25-12 win to retake the lead 25-12. Set four the Tigers would regain their composure and make the set much more competitive, they would even come within a point to force a set 5 to decide the match, but the Lions would go on a 3-0 run to take the set 26-24 and the match 3-1 over the Tigers.

Tigers offense would have 37 kills on 172 attempts with 35 errors for a .012 hitting percentage. Aijiha Sampsell would led the Tigers with 10 kills on the night followed by teammates Zola Moore & Atlantis Jamerson with 9 and 8 kills respectively. Alexis Abasolo and McKenzee Cook would combine for 29 assists on the night and Jacque Freeman would total 28 digs for the match.

Central Christian Quotes:

Head Coach Rick Hughes:

"The team continues to improve and come together. Each time we step on the floor we are accomplishing more and work harder! Proud of our effort!

Go Tigers!

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