Eleven days after beating Stillman College in the season opener for both teams, Oakwood University will try to sweep the season series tonight at Ashby Auditorium. First serve is set for 6.
The Ambassadors downed the Tigers 28-26, 25-13 and 25-20 in Tuscaloosa, handing head coach Takhera Sanders her first career victory in her debut. Oakwood will try to move to 2-0 for the first time in school history with a win tonight.
A trio of newcomers led the Ambassadors in the first meeting.
Freshman
Trinity Williams (Midlothian, TX) had a game-high 11 kills to lead Oakwood. Sophomore
Anna Jones (Attalla, AL) finished with seven kills. Freshman
Shaniya Brown (Dallas, TX) finished with a team-high 11 digs, while Williams added nine.
Sophomore
Cameryn Bucknor (Huntsville, AL) had 20 assists and seven digs.
Stillman enters tonight's game 0-2 after falling to Rust College in its latest match, 25-18, 16-25, 19-25, 25-19 and 12-15.
The Tigers are led by juniors Aeraeonna Manuel and Nylah Billingsley and freshman Raine Patterson.
Manuel had a game-high 13 kills in the first meeting, while setter Gracie Fjeldstad had 14 assists and 13 digs.
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