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DOVER, Del., Nov. 18, 2022 – Top seed Coppin State made quick work of South Carolina State in Friday’s quarterfinal round of the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Championship, winning 3-0 (25-7, 25-10, 25-15) in Delaware State’s Memorial Hall Gym.
 
Eagles senior Andrea Tsvetanova, the 2022 MEAC Co-Setter of the Year and the NCAA’s leader in service aces, tied the NCAA three-set record for aces in a match, racking up 15 to go along with 28 assists and five digs. She quarterbacked a Coppin State offense that hit .413 for the match.
 
Miajavon and Azhzi Coleman combined for 20 kills and no errors, with Miajavon – a First Team All-MEAC selection – recording 11 on .688 hitting and Ahzhi adding nine and hitting .692.
 
First Team All-MEAC honorees Ashley Roman and Ammaarah Williams led the Eagles (22-9) with seven digs each.
 
The Eagles advanced to Saturday’s 5:30 p.m. semifinal, where they will face the winner of the Maryland Eastern Shore-Norfolk State match.
 
Coppin State took control early, opening the first set on an 11-2 run, then after the Bulldogs cut the lead to 18-7, an Ahzhi Coleman kill kicked off a 7-0 run for Coppin State to close out the set. Tsvetanova had three aces during that run and six for the first set.
 
The start of the second set was closer, with Coppin leading 9-7. But another 7-0 Eagles run opened the lead to 16-7 before South Carolina State scored the next three points to cut the lead to 16-10. The Eagles answered by scoring the last nine points of the set – including five aces from Tsvetanova and two Miajavon Coleman kills.
 
The Bulldogs kept it close to open the third set as well, only trailing 9-7 before Coppin State went on an 11-3 run, taking a 20-10 lead on an Ahzhi Coleman kill that all but gave the Eagles the edge.
 
Coppin State only committed eight errors in the match and held a 22-2 edge in service aces. The Eagles also led 14-4 at the net and held the Bulldogs to just .018 hitting.
 
Semira Fields led South Carolina State (0-26) with five kills.
 
 
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52^nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.