LaDonna Trantham recorded a career-best 26 kills as Florida A&M women’s volleyball defeated Hampton 3-2 on Sept. 12 in the Florida A&M Volleyball Tournament at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida.
Florida A&M won the match 25-14, 25-19, 23-25, 20-25, 15-10 to improve to 4-5. Hampton fell to 2-7 after the five-set match.
Trantham leads Florida A&M attack
Trantham, a sophomore from Homewood, Illinois, hit .356 and recorded six kills in the fifth set. Florida A&M pulled away from a 10-10 tie in the deciding set behind Trantham’s attack and a late service run from Iyonnie Sanford and Makenzie Taylor.
Farah Farooq added 14 kills and three service aces, while Sydney Whitfield finished with 12 kills, two assists, two service aces and six digs. Florida A&M outhit Hampton .348 to .289, with senior setter Bengisu Kazazlar recording a team-high 26 assists and libero Sydney Humes adding nine digs.
Hampton forces deciding set
Florida A&M controlled the first two sets before Hampton won the third and fourth to force the deciding frame. The match featured 26 tie scores and 12 lead changes.
Racquel Frazier led Hampton with 13 kills and was named to the FAMU Volleyball Tournament All-Tournament Team. Nikola Jaroszewicz added 12 kills on 22 swings while hitting .455, and Katerina Pappa finished with 10 kills.
Hampton setter Belen Ferrufino recorded 31 assists, while Lillian Camobell supplied four assisted blocks. The game story also identified Trantham and Farooq as all-tournament performers.
Florida A&M’s next scheduled match is Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Mercer. The match is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
Source: Original report