Coppin State 3, Lafayette 0
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Ammaarah Williams
crushed a match-high 14 kills as Coppin State won its sixth straight match with a 3-0 sweep of Lafayette (25-20, 25-20, 25-18) at the Penn Invitational on Friday afternoon at The Palestra.
The Eagles are now 7-1 on the season after defeating the Leopards for the first time since the 2012 season.
A graduate student from Cleveland, Ohio, Williams led all players in kills while hitting .171 to go with four digs. TaKenya Stafford and Geraldyn Palacios combined for 17 kills while hitting nearly .400, followed by Hope Casel and Laila Ibrahim with four kills apiece.
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Maryland Eastern Shore 3, Gardner-Webb 1
PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Maryland Eastern Shore gave fans a reason to cheer in a four-set victory over Gardner-Webb University in Friday night's home opener.
With the victory, UMES improves to 4-4 overall while GWU drops to 2-5 on the season.
Derionah Abner was the consistent presence for the UMES attack with a match-high 18 kills and a .368 hitting percentage. Nkemjika Ikemefuna added 12 kills, while Anjola Omolewa and Ranyla Griggs each had 10 kills to round out a balanced UMES offense.
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Virginia Tech 3, Delaware State 0 | Lehigh 3, Delaware State 1
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Delaware State dropped both of its matches on Friday, falling to Virginia Tech in straight sets before losing to Lehigh in four.
Ella Sanders led the Honets with 11 kills against the Hokies.
Against Lehigh, Alondra Maldonado finished with 10 kills to lead the Hornets attack, hitting .269.
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Virginia 3, Howard 0
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Howard University welcomed the University of Virginia to Burr Gymnasium on Friday evening, falling in straight sets (25-15, 25-21, 25-21) to the Cavaliers.
Rya McKinnon hit .300 and led the Bison with 10 kills.
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Rutgers 3, Morgan State 0
NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Morgan State opened its weekend schedule in the Big Apple on Friday with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-11, 25-12) loss to Rutgers out of the Big Ten.
Makila Billingsley and Jourdan Page each had five kills to lead the Bears.
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East Carolina 3, Norfolk State 0 | Alabama State 3, Norfolk State 2
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Norfolk State fought hard on the first day of action at the Hampton Inn and Suites Seahawk Invitational, falling to both the Pirates of East Carolina in straight sets while forcing the Hornets of Alabama State to five sets.
Shonte Seale had 11 kills each in both matches, while the Alabama State match saw Alexa Harris and Gabrielle Gilbert each rack up 16 kills.
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Furman 3, South Carolina State 0
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- South Carolina State opened its weekend slate on Friday with a 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-12) loss to in-state foe Furman.
Kiyah Felder led the Bulldogs with 10 kills.
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