Box Score ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – The Henderson State University volleyball team (2-13, 0-6 GAC) rallied back to win in five-sets against Division I Pine Bluff (7-18, 1-2 SWAC) on Thursday evening at the Duke Wells Center during Homecoming Week.
 
HSU set a season high with 61 digs, led by senior Cheyenne Derr (Mansfield, Ark.), who was one of three Lady Reddies with double-digit stats, adding 16. Along with Derr, libero Raegan Large (Jr., Montgomery, Texas) set a personal best for the 2013 season with 15. Junior Lindsey Calabrese (San Jose, Calif.) put up 13 in the victory.
 
Offensively, the Lady Reddies hit .130 with 49 kills. Junior Jessica Moss (Garland, Texas) had a stellar performance, hitting a team high 13 kills for a .348 attack percentage. Fellow junior Katrina Goulbourne (Visalia, Calif.) also slammed down 13 kills, hitting .226.
 
Setter Taylor Thompson (Jr., Yuba City, Calif.) added 44 assists, two kills, one aces and eight digs.
 
The first two sets for HSU started off rocky as Pine Bluff defeated the Lady Reddies after being at set point and won 26-24 to open the game. The Golden Lions dominated the second set, 25-15, and it didn't look bright for Henderson State.
 
But lo and behold, the Reddie Spirit caught up with HSU and they came back from a large deficit in the third set to begin their rally.
 
Head coach Rhonda Thigpen called the team's second timeout as the team stumbled and trailed 16-9. Derr came out of the timeout with an attack error, but HSU turned it right around. Back-to-back kills by Goulbourne and one by junior Jami Jackson (Kennett, Mo.) decreased the deficit to five. At 19-12, Goulbourne started a six-point rally for HSU. Sophia Cansigno (Fort Worth, Texas) floated an ace past the Golden Lion defense in one of her seven serves in turning point of the game. Jackson put up a monstrous block against UAPB's Courtney Brand, to make it 16-19. After a couple errors by Pine Bluff, Jackson evened the score with one of her eight kills.
 
Tied for the fifth time in the set, Moss powered a kill in the back court to put the Lady Reddies at set point. Jackson and Derr teamed up to block Audrey Sherles and win the set and keep the game alive.
 
Set four was just as exciting as the last one and the Lady Reddies utilized all options to win 25-23. HSU took the early 6-2, before Pine Bluff called a timeout. Two straight kills from Whitney Harris, evened the score early on in the set 7-7. After an improper request call on HSU, the Golden Lions took the 15-12 lead, led by Ashlie Jones with three kills.
 
Henderson State called a timeout to regroup and that's exactly what they did. Winning four of the next five points, HSU flustered Pine Bluff and the team was issued a yellow card as the score reached 16-16. The Golden Lions answered by taking a 19-16 lead.
 
HSU served two crucial aces in the closing points by Calabrese and Large to close the game at even the playing field at two sets a piece.
 
With help from the HSU fans on Loudest Fan Night, Henderson State walked in the deciding set with a load of confidence.
 
Moss and Thompson swung past the Pine Bluff blockers to open on a 3-0 run. After a ball handling error called on UAPB's Jordan Foyer, Jones spiked the ball and earned a red card, awarding HSU a point and a 6-4 lead.
 
A kill by William and a solo block from Moss, the Lady Reddies were the first to hit 10 points and take a crucial three-point lead.
 
As Williams mustered together two back-to-back kills, Pine Bluff called to timeout as the lead for HSU was now at four, 12-8.
 
Moss closed out the victory with a kill off the Pine Bluff defender as HSU stormed back to win the game with a 15-10 triumph in the final set.
 
Henderson State will hit the road for a non-conference matchup with Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Tenn. tomorrow, Oct. 11 at 6 p.m.
 
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