SAVANNAH, Ga. - Savannah State has probably seen enough of North Carolina A&T freshman Tatiana Cooper. Cooper had another superb match against the Tigers to lead the Aggies to a 3-0 win (25-16, 19, 19) Saturday afternoon at Johnson High School.
Three weeks ago ata Corbett Sports Center, Cooper had 14 kills with a .619 hitting percentage. On Saturday, she complemented that performance with 12 kills on a .476 hitting percentage. Cooper received some help from Mia Gray, who had nine kills and three service aces. Gray has 22 kills in her last three matches.
The Aggies had one of their most dominant performances in the first set. They recorded a .409 hitting percentage during the set, and broke things open with a 7-0 run that gave them a 20-12 lead. Cooper capped them run with a kill, her third kill during the run. Senior Amber Inman ended the set with a service ace.
N.C. A&T rolled its momentum into the second set. Behind two kills apiece from sophomore Andrea Evans, Gray and Cooper, the Aggies took a 16-6 lead. The Tigers rallied and went on a 7-0 run to pull to within three.
Savannah State would get as close as two points at 19-17, but a service ace and a kill by Cooper put the Aggies back on track. Two Savannah State attack errors and two more Cooper kills gave the Aggies the victory in set No. 2.
Twelve Tiger attack errors in the third set helped the Aggies (2-13) claim their second victory of the season. N.C. A&T returns to action on Sunday afternoon when they travel up the street from Savannah to play College of Charleston at 1 p.m.