Spartans Continue Winning Ways with 3-0 Victory over Howard
NORFOLK, Va. -Norfolk State continued its hot streak and extracted some revenge against Coppin State in a 3-0 Spartan victory Wednesday night at Joseph Echols Hall.
NSU won its Division-I record sixth straight match, and 10th in the last 12, and knocked off the Eagles after Coppin State won the first contest this year up in Baltimore in late September. The Spartans earned the mid-week sweep on Wednesday, 25-20, 25-16, 25-20, to run their overall record to 12-18 and their MEAC mark to 8-2.
The Spartans need just one more win to tie their D-I record of 13 set in 2010. The team's 8-2 mark is already the best ever in 16 years in the MEAC.
The victory also moved NSU one step closer to locking up the Northern Division's No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. The Spartans can clinch the No. 2 spot with a win this weekend against either UMES or Delaware State or a Hampton loss to either of those two schools.
After Coppin State's offense lit NSU up in the first match this year, the Spartans did a solid job of keeping the Eagle attack from gaining traction on Wednesday. The Eagles hit just .079 after attacking at a .269 clip before. In a reversal of fortunes, NSU hit a solid .260 the second time around after going for just .031 in the first contest.
Freshman Jessica Johnson led all players with 12 kills, but it was the tandem of senior Charlotte Armstead and junior Goda Jankauskaite that really helped carry NSU. The duo added eight kills each and hit a combined .536 with just one attack error.
Ariel Richard led Coppin State (10-13, 5-6) with nine kills.
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Bethune-Cookman Falls to Jacksonville, 3-0
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Krysta Gardner had 11 kills and eight digs Wednesday in Bethune-Cookman's 3-0 loss (25-21, 25-17,25-17) loss to Jacksonville in a non-conference match in Moore Gymnasium.
Sammi Stausburgh's 14 kills helped the Dolphins (8-22) snap a two-match losing streak.
Junior Aria Cormier posted five kills and five blocks, while Phylecia Armstrong and Destiny Hudson each added four kills for B-CU, now 5-26.
Freshman setter Monica Lowe had 22 assists while senior Janeen Davis finished with 12 digs.
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