Coppin State 3, North Carolina A&T State 2
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Coppin State got double-doubles from MEAC Preseason Player of the Year Miajavon Coleman and Andrea Tsvetanova in a 3-2 (25-12, 25-23, 20-25, 21-25, 16-14) season-opening victory at North Carolina A&T State on Friday night at Moore Gymnasium.
Coleman led all players with 18 kills while adding 10 digs for a double-double. Tsvetanova also notched a double-double with 51 assists and 17 digs to go with three aces. Ammaarah Williams was one of four Eagles players with double-digit kills, as she added 11 kills on .320 hitting along with a team-high five blocks in her Coppin State debut
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Howard 3, George Mason 1
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After having its opener against George Washington canceled, defending MEAC champion Howard got its 2022 season off on a good note Friday, defeating George Mason in four sets in Burr Gymnasium.
Ray McKinnon led three Bison with double-digit kills, racking up 14 on .344 hitting and adding three service aces. Tamar Wells added 12 kills, hitting .333, and Dami Awojobi had 10 kills.
Kayla Diaz racked up 47 assists and Essence Bell chipped in 19 digs.
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Valparaiso 3, Delaware State 1 | Youngstown State 3, Delaware State 2
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Defending MEAC regular-season co-champion Delaware State opened the 2022 season in the Youngstown State Invitational on Friday, dropping its opener in four sets to Valparaiso before falling in a five-set thriller against the host Penguins.
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Binghmton 3, Maryland Eastern Shore 2
VESTAL, N.Y. -- Maryland Eastern Shore kicked off the 2022 season in the Bearcat Classic hosted by Binghamton on Friday, dropping a tough five-set decision to the host Bearcats.
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Charlotte 3, Morgan State 0 | Campbell 3, Morgan State 0
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Morgan State got the Ximoara Ortiz era underway on Friday at the University of Charlotte, dropping a pair of matched to host Charlotte (3-0) and Campbell (3-1).
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Towson 3, Norfolk State 0 | Furman 3, Norfolk State 1
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The Norfolk State volleyball team dropped its first two matches of the season on Friday, falling 3-0 to Towson and 3-1 to Furman at the Pirate Invitational. Senior Shonte Seale led the Spartans with 22 kills across both matches.
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Wake Forest 3, North Carolina Central 0
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The rookie trio of Tori Wilson, Kamren Harper and Emmie Modlin combined for more than half of North Carolina Central's points in a 3-0 loss to host Wake Forest on Friday night at the Wake Forest Invitational.
The Eagles threatened the Demon Deacons in the third set, but Wake Forest held on to complete the sweep by set scores of 25-12, 25-5 and 25-20.
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