William Carey rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat the University of Mobile in five sets at the Ben Waddle Complex in Hattiesburg. Mobile won the opening two sets 25-20 each before William Carey mounted its comeback.
William Carey stayed alive with a 25-22 third-set victory. Maurin Reyes had a kill, and Reyes and Reagan Ziegler combined on a block to tie the set at 17-17. After Mobile pulled within one point at 23-22, Rachel Stegall delivered a kill for set point, and a block by Emily Martin and Aubrey Easley sealed the win.
William Carey then won the fourth set 25-23 to force the deciding frame. In the fifth set, the team held a 10-9 lead before two Stegall kills and a Mobile error extended the advantage to 13-9. Mobile pulled within one point at 14-13, but Alejandra Villarreal recorded the match-winning kill for a 15-13 victory.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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