Volleyball | 10/21/2026 12:43:49 PM
NORFOLK, Va. – Coming off a drama-filled weekend that saw Morgan State snap Coppin State’s unbeaten conference run in a five-set thriller, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) volleyball prepares for another high-stakes slate of conference matchups beginning Friday, October 23.
North Carolina Central fell 3-1 in non-conference action against Gardner-Webb before shifting focus back to MEAC play.
Early Results
Tuesday, October 20
Gardner-Webb def. North Carolina Central 3-1
Week 9 Slate
Friday, October 23
Delaware State at North Carolina Central | 6:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
Norfolk State at Morgan State | 6:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
Howard at Coppin State* | 6:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
Maryland Eastern Shore at South Carolina State | 6:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
Sunday, October 25
Maryland Eastern Shore at North Carolina Central | 1:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
Delaware State at South Carolina State | 1:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
Morgan State at Howard | 1:00 P.M. | MEAC Network
MEAC VOLLEYBALL NET NOTES
Morgan State comes into the weekend riding a four-game winning streak, improving to 5-2 in MEAC play and holding down the No. 3 spot in the conference standings.
Morgan State senior Jada Williams and sophomore Isabelle Brown, alongside South Carolina State freshman Ki'ra Wright and Coppin State senior Coco Figueroa, headlined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) weekly volleyball honors.
Delaware State’s Hannah Sanders leads the league in hitting percentage at .389 across 69 sets, with 124 kills and only 33 errors on 234 total attempts. Gabrielle Gilbert leads the category in both average and volume, averaging 3.84 kills per set with 303 total kills in 79 sets.
Morgan State played an exciting conference match on Friday and ended Coppin State’s MEAC conference 6-0 winning streak. They narrowly beat host Coppin State in a close five-set match, winning 3–2.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters its 56th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2026–27 academic year. Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, the MEAC is comprised of eight distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) along the Atlantic seaboard: 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. Since its founding in 1970, the MEAC has been dedicated to promoting academic excellence, sportsmanship, and the personal growth of student athletes. For more information, visit www.MEACSports.com.