Hawks remain undefeated with 3-0 win over North Carolina Central
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — If this year’s non-conference tournament schedule is any indication of how the Hawks volleyball team will fare in MEAC play, then we could be in for one exciting season.
For the third time this season UMES squared off against a MEAC challenger, and three times they have come away victorious, as they swept the North Carolina Central Eagles 3-0 at the Hytche Center on Friday night.
With the win the Hawks extends their record setting win streak to eight games to open a season.
Offensively it was a team effort for the hometown Hawks who had four players tie for a team high six kills. Of those four, junior Haley Robinson (had the highest attack percentage at .500. Freshman Zuzana Ondruskova and senior Andjela Reljic each tallied 11 digs, and Robinson tallied five blocks, as did sophomore Alana Polk.
The Lady Eagles received a solid offensive match from three front row players including Sumner hitting .238 en route to her nine spikes. Senior Kelly Rossip ripped eight kills at a .267 clip and freshman Whitney White tallied five kills on .308 precision.
Junior Casey Curran returned to the lineup and tallied 23 assists, seven digs, two kills, two block assists and one ace.
UMES will play two more times tomorrow, featuring a noontime matinee with the Loyola Greyhounds and an evening bout with the Manhattan Jaspers at 6 .m.
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Savannah State drops 3-0 decision to Loyola
VALPARAISO, Ind. – Junior libero Alexis Washington recorded a season-high 13 digs as Savannah State University drops the first match of the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic to Loyola 3-0 (25-7, 25-12, 25-21) on Friday night at the ARC.
Junior setter Caitlynn Masoe lead the team with six kills and with 11 assists and added a service ace, two digs and a block assist. Senior outside hitter Christian Lyle recorded five kills, while junior middle blocker Gabrielle Nathaniel added three kills, three assists, five digs and a service ace.
Loyola was led by Amanda Cushen with eight kills, Caroline Holt with 15 assists and Stephanie Kinane with 10 digs.
The Lady Tigers are back in action at the Valparaiso Popcorn Classic on Saturday with a doubleheader against host Valparaiso at 12:30 p.m., on ESPN3, and Elon at 5:30 p.m.
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Hampton falls on the road to East Carolina
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The Hampton University volleyball team fell in straight sets to East Carolina on Friday to open the East Carolina Classic, as ECU won 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-16) at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
The Lady Pirates fell to 0-7 on the season.
Allysa Medina led Hampton with eight kills and 11 digs on defense, while Reeana Richardson, Kyndall Nicholas, and Lena Washington each added five kills. Tatyana Thomas led the way with four blocks, and Washington had two.
Brianna Lilly had 14 assists, while Alexandra Erhart had 12.
The Lady Pirates will take on William & Mary (10 a.m.) and Western Carolina (3 p.m.) on Saturday.
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