NORFOLK, Va. --- The South Carolina State volleyball team continues Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play this weekend versus host Norfolk State on Friday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m., before traveling to the nations capital to take on Howard Sunday, Nov. 9 in a 1 p.m. start.
The MATCHUP: The Spartans enter the weekend at 3-22 overall and 1-10 in the MEAC, coming off a 3-1 victory over Hampton in the "Battle of the Bay."
Junior outside hitter
Gabrielle Gilbert leads Norfolk State with 348 kills and a .208 hitting percentage. Sophomore setter
Jasmine Mataira has totaled 301 assists. At the service line, Gilbert (33),
Briana Ellis (26),
Mary Nahinu (22) and
Mya Wood (20) have provided steady production.
BULLDOG BITE: South Carolina State enters Friday's match at 5-19 overall and 1-9 in the MEAC. The Bulldogs dropped conference matches to Coppin State and Morgan State last weekend, both in three sets.
Graduate outside hitter
Kiyah Felder leads SCSU with 223 kills. Graduate middle blocker
Hailey Harris ranks second with 113 kills. Setter
Arianna James paces the offense with 336 assists, and
Macey McCoy adds 151. Harris leads the team from the service line with 26 aces, followed by
Miya Benson (21) and
Robyn White (19).
Benson leads the Bulldogs' defense with 242 digs, while James follows with 134.
McKinley Roach leads the blocking front with 44 blocks, and Harris adds 43.
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South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer and football with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.
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