Coppin State 3, Portland 1
LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Coppin State recorded a season-high 17.0 total blocks, led by Laila Ibrahim with 11 in a 3-1 (25-19, 26-28, 25-18, 25-17) win over Portland on Saturday morning at Cox Pavilion.
The Eagles improved to 10-2 on the season, as they wrapped up the Rebel Challenge, hosted by UNLV.
Ammaarah Williams led a balanced offense with 13 kills, followed by TaKenya Stafford with 11, Geraldyn Palacios with 10 and Ibrahim with eight.
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Delaware State 3, Penn 1 | Georgetown 3, Delaware State 2
DOVER, Del. -- Alondra Maldonado racked up nine kills with a .692 hitting percentage to help propel Delaware State to a 3-1 victory (22-25, 25-16, 25-8, 25-12) over the Pennsylvania Quakers Saturday at home at Memorial Hall.
The non-conference victory improved Delaware State's overall record to 7-6 on the season, before a five-set loss later in the day to Georgetown sent the Hornets back to .500 on the season.
The Hornets offense was paced by Kim Czepukaitis, who finished with 10 kills on the day while accumulating a hitting percentage of .714, and by Valeria Otero, who had 10 while hitting .269.
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Maryland Eastern Shore 3, UC Riverside 1 | Tarleton State 3, Maryland Eastern Shore 1
STEPHENVILLE, Texas -- Maryland Eastern Shore extended its winning streak with a four-set victory over the University of California Riverside on Saturday morning.
UMES took the first two sets with scores of 25-22 and 25-21. UC Riverside claimed the third frame, 25-17, before the Hawks closed the match with a 25-23 victory.
Ranyla Griggs led the way with 17 kills and a .303 hitting percentage in that match.
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No. 10 Georgia Tech 3, Howard 0
ATLANTA, Ga. -- Howard faced a tough test on Saturday, hitting the road to take on the No. 10 team in the nation in Georgia Tech. The Yellowjackets won 3-0 (25-17, 25-13, 25-13).
Jennifer Bolden led the way with eight kills.
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Syracuse 3, Morgan State 0
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Morgan State wrapped up the Cornell/Syracuse Invitational on Saturday with a 3-0 (25-21,25-21, 25-19) loss to Syracuse.
Makila Billingsley led the Bears with nine kills.
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George Washington 3, Norfolk State 1
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Norfolk State wrapped up the 2023 Jefferson Cup Invitational with a four-set loss to the Revolutionaries of George Washington University on Saturday.
Norfolk State's attack was led by Shonte Seale with 16 kills and 12 digs. Gabrielle Gilbert collected double-digit kills with 12 in the match and tied for the team lead with three blocks.
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Florida A&M 3, South Carolina State 0 | Charleston Southern 3, South Carolina State 0
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- South Carolina State ended its weekend slate on Saturday with a pair of three-set losses to Florida A&M and Charleston Southern.
Eleisha Thompson had eight kills against FAMU.
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