Friday’s MEAC Women’s Volleyball Results
Howard 3, Hampton 0
Florida A&M 3, North Carolina Central 0
Coppin State 3, Delaware State 0
North Carolina A&T State 3, Bethune-Cookman 0
Florida A&M 3, North Carolina Central 0
DURHAM, N.C. – Sophomore middle blocker Whitney White blasted eight kills for host North Carolina Central University in a 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) home loss to frontrunner Florida A&M University Friday evening.
The Rattlers hit a season-high .486 in winning the showdown of league-unbeaten teams by a score of 25-9, 25-11, 25-17. FAMU (7-11 Overall, 4-0 MEAC) has won five of its last seven matches, including four straight in conference action. NCCU (3-9, 2-1) remained winless at home at 0-4.
White blasted her eight kills on just 13 attempts with only two errors for a .462 hitting percentage. She added one block assist to lead the Lady Eagles with 8.5 points.
Senior Casey Curran contributed four kills while senior Kelsey Murphy and sophomore Jazmine Daye both tallied three spikes. Murphy registered a team-high seven digs and Daye factored in three of NCCU’s four blocks (two solo, one assist).
FAMU pounded down 42 kills on 72 swings with just seven errors for its staggering .486 hitting percentage. Junior setter Valeria Lopez orchestrated the hot-hitting Rattler attack with 30 assists.
Howard 3, Hampton 0
HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University volleyball team took on Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Northern division leader Howard University on Friday night and dropped a 29-27, 25-15, 25-17 decision to the Bison at Holland Hall on Pink Night.
Reeana Richardson had 13 kills, while Micah Leavell added 11 to lead Hampton (3-13, 2-3). Summer Humes recorded 10 digs, while Brianna Lilly had 30 assists for the Lady Pirates.
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North Carolina A&T State 3, Bethune-Cookman 1
GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina A&T State picked up their fourth straight win and in doing so looked dominant over the final two sets to remain undefeated in conference play. The Aggies knocked MEAC foe Bethune-Cookman 3-1 (25-15, 21-25, 25-9, 25-17) at Moore Gymnasium Thursday night to set up a matchup of undefeated MEAC
The Aggies improved to 6-9 overall and 3-0 on the season. It is their first 3-0 start in the conference since 2005. Two Aggies came away with double-doubles in the win. Junior outside hitter Samara Brown produced 18 kills and 10 digs while senior setter Liz Martino had 23 assists with 10 digs. Jasmine Lindor added four block assists to her season total and Alyssa Pitt hit .385 with 14 kills and four errors on 26 total attempts. The team finished at .218 afther hitting a blistering .440 in Set 3.