Volleyball Sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson on the Road with Well-Balanced Attack

TEANECK, N.J. – Coppin State's volleyball team used a well-balanced attack and defeated Fairleigh Dickinson University, 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-22) on Wednesday night at the Rothman Center.
 
The Basics

• Final Score: Coppin State 3, Fairleigh Dickinson 0
• Records: Coppin State 9-19 / Fairleigh Dickinson 2-24
• Location: Teaneck, N.J. / Rothman Center
• Series History: Fairleigh Dickinson Leads, 4-1

How It Happened

First Set

• CSU led from start to finish as it hit an impressive .333 for the set to take the opener, 25-22.
• The Eagles quickly doubled up FDU as it took a 6-3 lead with a pair of blocks and a kill by Lauryn Harrell.
• With Miajavon Coleman leading the charge with four kills, CSU increased its lead to as many as 21-13, but the Knights continued to fight and cut the deficit to 24-22.
• Coppin finally put FDU away with a kill by Sydney Hicks.

Second Set

• Coppin continued it's hot-hitting with another .333, winning the set 25-18.
• Once again, the Eagles never trailed but the frame did not see an advantage larger than four points until Coppin ran away with it.
• Following an FDU kill to make it an 18-17 lead in favor of CSU, a Knights error followed by three-straight blocks by Jordan Celestine gave Coppin a 22-17 edge. 
• Celestine added another kill and a pair of Knights errors gave the Eagles the second set.

Third Set

• The decider was back-and-forth early on as both teams held leads of two points.
• With FDU leading, 12-10, Coppin scored five-straight with Coleman starting and capping off the run with kills, giving the Eagles a 15-12 advantage.
• A couple of kills by Celestine helped the Navy & Gold increase the lead to four points at 19-15.
• The Knights were awarded two controversial points late in the frame to keep it close but Coleman finished FDU off with a kill to make it 25-22.

Inside the Numbers

• The Eagles hit .253 for the match as Brianna Lang quarterbacked a well-balanced offense with 32 assists.
• Miajavon Coleman led Coppin with ten kills and 11 digs for a double-double.  Coleman had just two errors and hit .258.
• Asia Stennis also had nine kills and eight digs while Christa Johnson hit an errorless .533 with eight kills to go with four blocks.
• Jordan Celestine had a team-high six blocks (one solo) along with six kills.
• Lauryn Harrell contributed on both sides of the ball as well with four kills and three blocks.
• DeMia Goddard was credited with a season-high six digs.

Who's Next?

• Coppin State will be back in Baltimore when it travels to face MEAC rival Morgan State on Sunday, November 4 at 3 pm.