Coppin State 3, Delaware State 1
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Coppin State's volleyball team notched a 3-1 (19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-14) victory over Delaware State on Friday night at PEC Arena. The Eagles have now won seven straight matches and are 8-4 on the season and 7-1 in league play.
Chudear Tut led the way for Coppin, recording 10 kills while hitting .292 to go along with a season-high seven total blocks. Miajavon Coleman led all players with 11 kills to go with six digs and a pair of blocks while hitting .175.
Elsewhere on the attack, Paola Caten added seven kills, Salma Gonzalez finished with four and Jordan Celestine chipped in with three. Kareemah Hopkins assisted on a match-high 30 kills as the Eagles outhit Delaware State, .184 to .133.
On the defensive side of the ball, Ashley Roman led all players with 21 digs while Gonzalez came up big with a career-high 16 digs. Caten also had seven digs on the night
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Howard 3, Morgan State 0
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Howard University women's volleyball team took down rival Morgan State in straight sets (25-14, 25-15, 25-23) at Burr Gymnasium on Friday and snapped its seven-match slide.
Junior Kailyn Williams led the way, fall just shy of a double-double (11 kills and nine digs). Fellow classmate Marcelle Butler added 11 kills and four digs in the win.
Howard (3-9, 2-8 MEAC) dominated Morgan in the first two sets, recording a .308 hitting percentage with 25 kills in games one and two combined.
The Lady Bears (4-4, 3-2 MEAC) made a late push in game three, but Butler ended the contest with a match-winning kill to secure the victory.
Junior Milexa Cardona registered 32 assists, five digs and three total blocks in the win.
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