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Wildcats Tie Program Record with Eighth Consecutive Win

October 26, 2025

GRAMBLING, La. - Make it eight straight for the Wildcats - tying the program record in wins set last season - as B-CU defeated Grambling State, 3-1, Sunday afternoon at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.

Bethune-Cookman (12-11, 8-2 SWAC) pulled away midway through the first set off the serve of Melissa Gonzalez, scoring seven consecutive points behind a pair of kills from Amya Jennings. Back-to-back Ariel Simmons kills and a Kaleigh Williams service ace made it 24-15 before Simmons shut the door with a kill to take the set, 25-15.

The Tigers (4-16, 3-7 SWAC) turned things around in the second set, moving in front 7-2 after five B-CU errors. The Wildcats could never recover, failing to manage more than three consecutive points, as the Tigers evened things up with a 25-18 set win.

Set three remained tight until the 15-15 mark, when two aces from Neveah Donaho aided a B-CU run where the Cats scored 10 of the next 14 to jump in front again on a 25-19 win.

It was the serve of Jennings again that set the tone in the final frame as the Wildcats flipped a 10-9 Grambling State advantage into a 14-10 lead. Tiyanna Preston collected three kills as the Cats ran off five more to make it 20-14.

The Tigers kept things close but it was Preston again who closed things out with a kill at 25-20 for the 3-1 match win.

The Wildcats improve to 12-11 on the season, the first time the Cats have been above .500 since game three of the season.
Amya Jennings led the way in kills again with 16 on a .433 attack percentage. She also added 12 digs.
Sthefany Carvalho topped 20 digs for the sixth time this season.
Melissa Gonzalez set up 27 assists to Nola Hemphill's 23.
Kaleigh Williams led B-CU with nine total blocks - two solo. That ties a career-high for the freshman.

The Wildcats return home for their final homestand of the season this week, beginning with a Halloween home game against Alabama A&M on Friday, October 31 at 6 p.m. The game will be a blackout as well as Greek Day at Moore Gym. Admission is free.

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