Washington, DC - Marlena Guice had a season high 10 kills and
Glorines Rosado tied a season high 17 digs in a 3-0 (22-25, 14-25, 14-25) volleyball loss to the University of Buffalo (4-2).
The Lady Eagles (0-8) are competing in the Georgetown Classic today and tomorrow which will conclude in a doubleheader play against Georgetown at 1pm and James Madison at 4:30pm.
Coppin jumped out into an early 5-1 lead which included a Rosado service ace and multiple kills by
Asia Stennis and Marlena Guice. The Eagles would increase the lead 7-4 after a
Christa Johnson kill from
Dominique Madarang before Buffalo went on a five point run. For the remainder of the first set, Coppin would close the deficit to one several times, but it was not enough as the first set ended 25-22. In the second set, the Lady Eagles again took an early lead 4-2. Buffalo would then go on a 10-1 run before Coppin could muster three straight points of their own to pit the score at 8-12. The Lady Eagles would later close the gap to a score of 13-15 after another Rosado service ace and a block credited to both
Elanna Nellis and Stennis. The spark was short lived as Buffalo would finish the second set outscoring Coppin 10-1. The third set saw both teams trade points but Buffalo maintained the lead 9-8. Again, Buffalo would outscore Coppin 17-6 to wrap up the set and match.
Coppin looks for its first win tomorrow as they return to action at 1pm against host Georgetown University and again at 4:30pm against James Madison.
