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Bear Volleyball gets first postseason win in program history

| By: By Cody Junkin
Caroline East
Southwest Mississippi Volleyball hosted East Central Community College on Monday, October 26th for the opening round of the Region 23 Playoffs.

The Bears came out in a dominant fashion against the Warriors winning the first set 25-16 with 10 kills to go up 1-0.

The second set followed suit as Southwest continued to dominate winning 25-14 with 8 kills to go up 2-0 over East Central.

Southwest dropped a close third set as they remained up 2-1 over the Warriors.

The Bears closed out the victory in a dominant 25-17 win in the fourth set with 13 kills to take home the first postseason win in Southwest Volleyball history.

Lillian Daviss led the team with 16 kills followed by Ina Smith with 11 kills.

Addie Raye Pennington led the team with 34 assists.

Ina Smith led the team with 12 digs. Kelis Parker followed with 10 digs of her own.

 "It's a big deal. It's all about the players, they decided to say hey we're going to play and we're going to win at home. It's always nice to play in front of your fans. Thank you to our other athletic teams for being here and cheering us on, we always love that. It was special tonight. It's history if you will, we don't get a chance to play in many playoff matches, so it was nice to win at home," said Head Coach Chris Laird.

With the 3-1 win over East Central, the Bears punched their ticket to the next round of the Region 23 Playoffs where they will travel to Poplarville to take on the #2 seeded Pearl River Wildcats.
 
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