DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Looking to force a three-way tie atop the MEAC Northern Division standings, the Norfolk State volleyball team got past the first of two hurdles in accomplishing that feat in a 3-2 win over Bethune-Cookman Friday afternoon at Moore Gymnasium.

The Spartans nearly fell short of the win, rallying to win the fourth set, 25-23, before coming away with a 16-14 victory in the fifth set. The Wildcats went up by a 2-1 score after winning the second and third sets, 25-13, 25-23, following a 25-21 first-set win by NSU.

The win pushed NSU's MEAC record to 5-2 on the year, and 13-18 overall, and will set up a showdown at Florida A&M Sunday at 3 p.m. Should the Spartans defeat the Rattlers, both teams along with South Carolina State will finish the season 6-2 in conference play.

Sophomore Charlotte Armstead led all players with 15 kills, while sophomore Ellica Morris added a double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs, her second double-double of the year.

Freshman Arielle Knafel nearly joined her with a match-high 11 digs and nine kills, while junior Jasmine Frazier had five blocks to go along with nine kills on a .412 attack percentage. Junior Nicole Kessner posted 40 assists and nine digs.

Armstead hit at a .273 clip, but the Spartans as a team had a .106 attack percentage. The Wildcats held a 15-6 advantage in blocks and hit .137. Bethune-Cookman also had more service aces, 9-5, while the Spartans totaled more digs, 50-46.

Kaiyana Johnson led the Wildcats with 11 kills and seven blocks, and Krysta Gardner had six blocks and eight kills. Jennifer Jimenez had a match-high 12 digs and four service aces, while the duo of Alexis Bliese and Frances Rodriquez totaled 19 and 17 assists, respectively.

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Hornets Rally To Defeat NCCU In Regular Season Finale 

Dover, Del. (Nov. 12, 2010) --- Delaware State rallied to win the last two games to defeat North Carolina Central 3-2 in the regular season finale for the Hornets in Memorial Hall this evening. The scores were 21-25, 25-14, 18-25, 25-19 and 15-7.

The Hornets have won four in a row and eight of their last nine matches to end the regular season with a 16-11 overall record.

North Carolina Central fell to 9-25.

Senior Sarah Wheatcroft, playing in her final home match, had 12 kills, 17 assists and 14 digs to post her first career triple double. 

The Hornets had a .201 attack percentage for the match, recording 59 kills and 29 errors on 149 attempts. DSU had a .500 attack percentage (8/1/14) in game five.

Belinda Behnche-Biney led North Carolina Central with 13 kills and 12 digs.

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