Continuing to sweep MEAC competition this season, Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) women's volleyball team topped northern division rival Coppin State 3-0 (25-8, 25-16, 25-18).  UMES has swept the Eagles in three sets in all seven of their wins in the last six seasons.  2005 marked the only time in six years that Coppin came out on top of the Lady Hawks, winning 3-2.  That same year, UMES posted a 5-28 record.

Caylin Woodward had a double-double, posting a game-high 13 digs and 11 assists.  Christina Esteban? finished with a game-high 24 assists.  Whitney Johnson and Christine Edwards led the Lady Hawks attack.  Edwards had a game-high 12 kills and Johnson finished with 11 respectfully. Johnson continued her impressive accuracy, making just one error in three sets.  The pair combined for 52-percent of the teams kills during the match.

Coppin (0-16) took their first real lead of the match in the third set, going on a 6-1 run to put the score 7-3.  UMES followed with their own 7-1 run to pull ahead 10-9.  After Coppin pushed two points to take the lead, the Lady Hawks then went on 7-0 run to pull ahead 17-11.  The Eagles could not catch up, falling 25-18.

Brittany Arvin led Coppin with 10 kills.  Lauren Lacy finished with a team-high 17 assists and Jade

Dudley had a team-high 12 digs.

"Whitney is hitting well," said Head Coach Don Metil.  "We would love to see our passing pick up next Friday so we can run our middles more.  Howard poses one of the biggest outside blocks in the conference."

UMES (17-7) is tied with Howard for first place in the MEAC Northern Division.  Both teams boast a 4-0 record in conference play.  The Lady Hawks head to Washington, D.C. next to face American University on October 15 at 7 p.m. before traveling back home to face off against Howard University on October 17 at 6 p.m.  The Howard match will be a part of Hawk Hysteria and followed by men's and women's basketball exhibition games.