HOUSTON, Texas --The Florida A&M volleyball team grabbed a two-set lead, but couldn't hold on and fell in five sets (25-18, 25-17, 16-25, 21-25, 10-15) to the Texas Southern Lady Tigers Sunday on the road at Health & PE Arena in a match that ended close to 1 a.m. Central.

The loss dropped Florida A&M's record to 8-11 overall and 4-2 in SWAC play.

The Rattlers were led by a double-double from Brooke Lynn Watts, who registered 18 kills and 10 digs on the day. Iyonnie Sanford also added 17 kills to help the offense. On the defensive end, Brooke Hudson chipped in for with 23 digs to go with two blocks from Watts.

Game Notes

» Florida A&M had three players in double figures in digs.
» Camila De La Rosa had a team-high two aces in the loss.
» Brooke Lynn Watts registered a double-double with 18 kills and 10 digs
» Brooke Lynn Watts had a match-high 18 kills for Florida A&M.
» Florida A&M got a match-high 23 digs from Brooke Hudson.
» Florida A&M attackers were helped by a match-high 41 assists from Camila De La Rosa.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Rattlerettes earned a set-one victory 25-18 thanks to a solid performance on the attacking side. Florida A&M put together a .306 attack percentage with 16 kills in the set victory. The Rattlerettes ended on a strong note, stretching their lead to its largest point in the set to finish out the stanza.

SET 2 | Florida A&M carried momentum from a set-one win by securing a 25-17 victory in set number two. The Rattlerettes took control of the set lead early on at 4-3 and held the lead the rest of the way. Florida A&M led by as many as eight points at 24-16 before finishing off the set. The Florida A&M offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.

SET 3 | Texas Southern avoided an early loss with a third-set win to make it a 2-1 match. The Rattlerettes dropped a tough set 25-16. Florida A&M trailed by as many as 10 points as Texas Southern grabbed the advantage for good at 8-7 in a set that was knotted up four times before the Lady Tigers took over the lead.

SET 4 | Florida A&M then dropped their second straight set 25-21 to brind the match level at two sets apiece. Texas Southern grabbed the advantage for good at 19-18 and Florida A&M was never able to recover in a set that was knotted up eight times before the Lady Tigers took over in the second half of the stanza.

SET 5 | Florida A&M grabbed a 2-0 set lead, but couldn't take another set on their way to losing the match. The Rattlerettes had a lead early in the set at 5-5 before Texas Southern took over.

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