The lady Aggies left the state for the first time in two weeks for the College Bookstore Invitational at the University of Indiana. The team continued to struggle this weekend, losing all three games of the tournament.

On Friday, Alabama A&M took claim to a victory over North Carolina A&T in three sets (25-10, 14, 17). The Aggies got off to slow starts in each set. The third set saw the ladies fight back strong after going down 6-0 to pull back within three points at 9-6. The momentum was soon stifled however and that was the closest the Aggies would come to grabbing a lead before falling short.

On Saturday, Western Michigan (6-7) came into the match against A&T very inspired after defeating Indiana (11-3) Friday evening. They went on to defeat the lady Aggies (25-18, 19, 12) in a very competitive game. The Aggies had a lead late in the first set at 16-15; it appeared they had a chance. The Broncos went on to score six of the final seven to win the set. Senior Janae Mitchell recorded eight kills and nine digs for A&T.

The lady Aggies would go on to suffer another loss that evening to Indiana University. IU posed the best record out of all the teams at the College Bookstore Invitational. They beat the Aggies in straight sets as well. Senior Tiffany Mellette had five kills and six digs against the Hoosiers. Mitchell added seven kills. She is encouraged by the competition.

“By competing against schools from other conferences and learning to recover quickly, MEAC should be promising.”

The one positive that fans can take from this season so far is that the lady Aggies are moving forward finally at full strength. They have been playing with a shuffled lineup for the majority of the season. This was the first tournament that Inman has been available for.

Inman says, “We just need a lot of fan support right now, and for them to come out and support us on Tuesday, September 30.”

That date is their next home game, which is against their city rivals of UNCG. 

• Prince Askew