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Howard Sweeps Morgan State, 3-0

Howard's Gazelle d'Artois tallied a match-high 20 kills and hit for a match-high .514, to lead the visiting Lady Bison to a 3-0 (26-24, 25-20, 25-11) sweep of Morgan State in a MEAC match at Hill Field House on Sunday evening.

Jasmine King recorded 35 assists, marking her second consecutive match with 30 or more assists and Nicole Brown finished with a team-high 12 digs to help Howard (6-18, 2-0 MEAC) spoil Morgan State's homecoming match.

Morgan State (5-16, 0-2 MEAC), which has now lost its last six matches, also suffered its 14th shutout loss of the season. Erin Cox led Morgan State with a team-high 11 kills, while Ivanti Bush added nine. Rhyan Shy led the Lady Bears in digs, while tying a match-high with 12 digs and also notched a career-high seven service aces in the match.

The Lady Bison finished the match with 40 kills and a hitting percentage of .402. Howard had a best 16 kills in the second set and put together a match-high .667 hitting percentage in the third set with 12 kills on 18 attempts and no errors.

Morgan State tallied 30 kills for the match with a hitting percentage of .120. The Lady Bears recorded identical statistics of 12 kills on 33 attempts and six errors and a hitting percentage of .182 in the first
two sets, but was limited to six kills on 26 attempts and seven errors for a hitting percentage of -.038 in the final set.

Morgan State returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when it travels to Washington, D.C. to take on George Washington in a non-conference match at the Charles E. Smith Center. First serve is slated for 7 p.m.