BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As action continues with the 2026 season growing, SWAC Play for Volleyball continues to build with matches played from Sept. 30 through October 4^th.  
 
Wednesday, Sept. 30
* Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1 - 3 Grambling State

* Jackson State 3 - 0 Mississippi Valley State
 
Friday, Oct. 2
* Mississippi Valley State 1 - 3 Florida A&M

* Alcorn State 0 - 3 Texas Southern

* Jackson State 1 - 3 Bethune-Cookman

* Southern 0 - 3 Prairie View A&M

* Alabama A&M 3 - 0 Alabama State
 
Sunday, Oct. 4
* Alcorn State 0 - 3 Prairie View A&M

* Jackson State 1 - 3 Florida A&M

* Southern 3 - 1 Texas Southern

* Bethune-Cookman 3 - 0 Mississippi Valley State
 
 
By the Numbers

• Florida A&M’s LaDonna Trantham and Bethune-Cookman’s Alaya Rhodes led the SWAC with 33 kills apiece through Sept. 30- Oct. 4.
• Alabama A&M’s Carys Sanabria led the week with a .667 hitting percentage followed by Prairie View A&M’s Iyonna Sherwood hitting .636.
• In the assists column, Florida A&M’s Bengisu Kazazlar led with 43 total assists while averaging 5.38 per set. Texas Southern’s Kennedie Walker followed with 41 assists, averaging 5.86 per set.
• Jackson State’s Kyra Dove led with 11 total blocks followed by Florida A&M’s Tamia Coleman adding nine. Texas Southern’s Morgynne McQueen and Southern’s Braelynn Reese each added seven blocks.
• In the digs column, Texas Southern’s Keagan St. Junious led with 40 digs, averaging 5.71 per set. Southern’s Najah Harris followed with 33 digs, averaging 4.71 per set.

 
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, and Tennis. 

Women’s competitions are offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, and Volleyball.
 
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