Hampton topped Howard 3-1 in on Sunday in a match played at Holland Hall.
The Lady Pirates upended Howard 3-1 (25-19, 25-19, 18-25, 25-22), thanks in large part to 49 team kills in 159 total attacks, for a team hitting percentage of .136. Hampton had 12 attacks and just three errors in 36 attacks in the first set for a .250 hitting percentage. The Lady Pirates took the first two sets with a combined 27 kills and 12 errors.
Hampton held the advantage in service aces, 6-2.
Brittany Wynne led the Lady Pirates with 15 kills and five errors in 39 total attacks for a .256 hitting percentage. Aaryn Harrison added 12 kills for the Lady Pirates, while Mianna Armstrong recorded 10. Armstrong and Wynne recorded double-doubles; Armstrong added 15 digs on defense, while Wynne added 14.
Lihi Elkayam had 40 of Hampton's 45 assists, while Ivana Suput led the Lady Pirates with 19 digs on defense. Elkayam and Suput also each had a team-high two service aces.
Gazelle d'Artois, the reigning MEAC Player of the Week, led the Bison with 10 kills; she added 12 assists for Howard's lone double-double.
The Lady Pirates will return to action on Friday, when they travel to Baltimore, Md. to take on Morgan State at 6 p.m., before returning to Holland Hall on Sunday for a 3 p.m. match against Delaware State