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\n \u00a0Arkansas – Pine Bluff
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<\/p>\n TALLAHASSEE, Fla\u00a0–The Florida A&M volleyball team walked away with a three-set win (25-19, 25-16, 25-13) over the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Wednesday at home at Lawson Multipurpose Center and Teaching Gymnasium.<\/p>\n The conference victory improved Florida A&M’s record to 9-9 overall and 4-1 in SWAC action.<\/p>\n The Rattlers\u00a0were led by a double-double from LaDonna Trantham<\/a>, who registered 13 kills and 13 digs on the day. Sydney Whitfield<\/a> also added 13 kills to help the attack. On the defensive end, Victoria Santana<\/a> chipped in for with 13 digs to go with four blocks from Tamia Coleman<\/a>.<\/p>\n Game Notes<\/p>\n \u00bb Florida A&M had three players in double figures in kills. How It Happened<\/p>\n SET 1 | The Rattlers\u00a0grabbed control of the set-one lead at 4-3 and held the lead the rest of the way to win 25-19. Florida A&M led by as many as nine points at 17-8 before closing out the set. Florida A&M also supplemented their offense with three aces in the opening set.<\/p>\n SET 2 | Florida A&M built on a set-one win by earning a 25-16 victory in set two. The Rattlers\u00a0took a 1-0 lead and never looked back in the set to secure the victory. Florida A&M opened up as much as an 11 point lead at 23-12 before finishing off the set. The Rattlers\u00a0hit .367 over the course of the set. The Florida A&M offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.<\/p>\n SET 3 | Florida A&M took set three to sweep the match 3-0. The Rattlers\u00a0grabbed control of the set early when the score was 6-5 and never trailed to win 25-13. Florida A&M ended on a strong note, opening up its biggest lead of the stanza, 12 points, to close out the set, collecting 15 kills in the process.<\/p>\n Up Next
\u00bb Bengisu Kazazlar<\/a> had a match-high two aces in the win.
\u00bb Ladonna Trantham registered a double-double with 13 kills and 13 digs
\u00bb Florida A&M never trailed on the way to winning the second set 25-16.
\u00bb Ladonna Trantham had a team-high 13 kills for Florida A&M.
\u00bb Florida A&M got a match-high 13 digs from Ladonna Trantham.
\u00bb Florida A&M attackers were helped by a match-high 19 assists from Bengisu Kazazlar<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The Rattlers continue their home stand on Friday at 6 p.m. vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Sunday at noon vs. Grambling State.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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