NEWARK, Del. – For the first time since the 2014 season, the Coppin State volleyball team won its season opener with a straight-set (25-23, 25-19, 25-19) victory over Binghamton in the opening match of the University of Delaware Classic Friday afternoon. Sophomore
Miajavon Coleman led all players with 15 kills while freshman
Ashley Roman added 18 digs in her collegiate debut.
The Basics
Final Score: Coppin State 3, Binghamton 0
Records: Coppin State 1-0; Binghamton 0-1
Location: Newark, Del. (Bob Carpenter Center)
Series History: Coppin State Leads, 1-0
First Set
- Coppin got out to a 3-0 lead on kills by Asia Stennis and Jordan Celestine along with an ace by Brianna Lang.
- Binghamton answered with three-straight points to tie the score and opened a 16-14 lead, its largest of the set.
- Following a Bearcats service error, Miajavon Coleman had a pair of kills, sandwiching an ace by Salma Gonzalez to put the Eagles back on top, 18-16.
- BU once again answered with tree-straight to retake the lead and the advantage traded a couple times before head coach Tim Walsh called timeout trailing, 23-22.
- The stoppage in play benefitted the Navy & Gold as the Bearcats hit a serve into the net and CSU got a kill by Paola Caten and another BU error to take the opening set, 25-23.
Second Set
- Binghamton opened strong and took an 12-9 lead, but a kill by Salma Gonzalez and a BU error started a long CSU run.
- A kill by the Bearcats gave the Green & Black a 13-11 advantage, but Coppin ran off eight-straight points to take a 19-13 lead. Miajavon Coleman had three kills during the stretch.
- The Bearcats got as close as 21-18 but Coppin got kills from Christa Johnson and Sydney Hicks along with a service ace by Coleman to make it a 24-18 ballgame.
- Following a Binghamton kill, Johnson put the set away with a kill of her own, 25-19.
- Coleman recorded seven kills of the team's 15 kills during the set as the Eagles hit .258 while holding the Bearcats to just .080.
Third Set
- The teams traded small leads early in the set, but Coppin kept Binghamton at bay and pulled away in the final stages to earn the match victory.
- With the Eagles clinging to a 19-18 lead, Jordan Celestine was credited with a kill and three-straight BU errors gave CSU a 23-19 advantage.
- Following a CSU error, the Eagles put the match away with another kill by Celestine and an ace by Ashley Roman, who added seven digs during the frame
Inside the Numbers
Up Next
- Coppin State wraps up its trip at the Delaware Classic when it takes on West Virginia (11 am) and the host Blue Hens (7 pm) on Saturday, August 31. The Eagles host Siena on Sunday, September 1 at 5 pm.
