Coppin State Breaks School Record for Wins
BALTIMORE -- Ariel Richard led four players in double figures with 13 kills as Coppin State broke the school record for wins in a season with a 25-19, 17-25, 25-19, 25-13 non-conference victory over Bethune-Cookman on Sunday in the Physical Education Complex on Dig Pink Day.
Coppin State raised its record to 9-10 overall surpassing the previous record of eight wins set by the 1990 and 2006 teams.
Richard had one of her better all-around matches to lead the Eagles to the victory. The sophomore had 13 kills, nine digs, five blocks and an assist.
Cindy Okpegbue had 11 kills, while Kandace Thomas and Bianca Chatman each had 10 kills for the Eagles.
Coppin State had a season-high 77 digs led by Gabrielle Otero who had 27. Denali Sturgeon added 13 digs, while Chelsee Sauni had 11 digs.
Sauni added three kills and 43 assists while directing the CSU offense.
Bethune-Cookman, which dropped to 3-22 overall, was led by Janeen Davis who had 16 kills and 11 digs. Krysta Garnder added 12 kills and nine digs for the Wildcats.
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Hawks Hit .414 To Dominate Morgan State 3-0
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. - Hitting a season-best .414 as a team, UMES topped Morgan State (25-12, 25-16, 25-16) to win its seventh conference game in a row. The Hawks moved to 7-0 in the MEAC and 21-4 overall, while the Bears fall to 3-4 in-conference and 3-17 this season.
This marked UMES's 29th straight win at home to continue holding the longest Division I home-winning streak. The Hawks have also won their last 19 conference regular season matches, the longest current streak in the MEAC.
The Hawks hit .414 as a team, the highest hitting percentage in a match this season for UMES, with 39 kills to just 10 attack errors. In addition, UMES held Morgan State to a .092 hitting percentage.
Saitaua Iosia led UMES with 14 kills on a .375 hitting percentage, adding five digs and a pair of aces. Corey Haynes earned a team-high six blocks, also contributing six kills with a .857 hitting percentage. Ndidi Ibe hit .462 with eight kills, four aces and two blocks, while Maline Vaitai hit .368 with eight kills.
Zuri Smith had a MSU-high seven kills, followed by Janelle Wilson with six kills and a pair of blocks. Ngebui Chafeh had 13 assists and four kills at setter.
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NSU Sweeps Hampton for 2nd Time in 3 Days
HAMPTON, Va. - Norfolk State defeated Hampton for the second time in three days, 3-0, Sunday afternoon at Holland Hall. After Hampton defeated NSU 3-2 earlier in the year, the Spartans were victorious in Sunday's rubber match, 25-23, 25-19, 25-18.
The win, the seventh in the last nine matches, pushed the Spartans' overall record to 9-18. The last time NSU won seven matches with two or fewer losses in between was in 1996, the school's last year in Division II.
The Spartans used a balanced attack, led by senior Charlotte Armstead with seven kills, and limited their errors to pull out the win. NSU hit .224 for the match. Hampton attacked at a .139 clip, but NSU's blocking was on target all afternoon. The Spartans posted an 11-4 edge in blocks.
Sophomore Jasmin Flowers had a hand in five of those blocks, while freshman Jessica Johnson led NSU with 11 digs to go with six kills.
The duo of Vendula Strakova and Krista Kraskura combined for 25 of Hampton's 35 kills in the match.
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