North Carolina A&T State 3, Norfolk State 0
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- North Carolina A&T State started the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schedule with a convincing three-set win (25-18, 25-16, 25-14) over Norfolk State at Moore Gymnasium on Thursday.
Junior middle blocker Fatimah Shabazz led the Aggies with a game-high 12 kills and added six digs and three blocks with a .292 hitting percentage. Senior setter Edie Brewer added a game-high 19 assists and a game-high 12 digs for her second consecutive double-double to start the year.
Brewer also added seven kills, a block, two service aces and a .393 hitting percentage to her totals.
Junior middle blocker Shaylynn Hall led the team with a game-high five blocks, including two solo blocks, and added seven kills with a .636 hitting percentage. Junior libero Andrea Laboy-Rivera added nine digs and five assists with a service ace.
Junior outside hitter Amalie Rupertova added five kills, while sophomore setter Addy Warfield added 12 assists and five digs.
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North Carolina Central 3, South Carolina State 0
ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Junior Ammaarah Williams led all players with 13.5 points to pace North Carolina Central to a season-opening 3-0 MEAC Southern Division victory at South Carolina State on Thursday evening.
The Eagles recorded 12 aces and hit .433 as a team in rolling to the 25-7, 25-11, 25-14 triumph.
Williams finished with seven kills, three aces and five blocks (two solo, three assists) for her 13.5 points.
NCCU (1-0 overall, 1-0 MEAC) scored the first nine points of the match and was never threatened in its ninth straight win over South Carolina State (0-1, 0-1).
Junior Jasmine Sanders topped the Eagles with 10 kills. She blasted her 10 kills on 17 attempts without an error for a .588 hitting percentage. Junior Arlanda Faulkner added six kills, senior McKayla Young tallied five kills and sophomore Abby Vacha netted four kills.
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Villanova 3, Coppin State 2
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Coppin State's upset bid against Villanova came just short as the Eagles fell to the Wildcats, 3-2 (25-16, 18-25, 23-25, 25-19, 15-13) on Thursday night at PEC Arena.
Coppin now stands at 1-2 on the season while Villanova moves to 1-0.
The Wildcats finished 22-9 last season and were ranked 60
th in RPI.
The Eagles hit a school-record in a five-set match, notching a .320 hitting percentage with three players reaching double figures in kills. After struggling in the opening set, Miajavon Coleman came through with a match-high 14 kills while hitting .250, along with a pair of blocks and five digs.
Middle hitters Jordan Celestine and Chudear Tut continued their impressive play with Celestine hitting a whopping .588, recording 12 kills on 17 swings and a team-high three blocks. A freshman from Minneapolis, Tut added a season-high 11 kills and a .304 hitting percentage.
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