Coco Figueroa
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3
Winner Coppin St. Coppin 13-3,3-0 MEAC
2
N.C. Central NCCU 2-11,1-3 MEAC
Winner
Coppin St. Coppin
13-3,3-0 MEAC
3
Final
2
N.C. Central NCCU
2-11,1-3 MEAC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Coppin St. Coppin 17 28 26 23 15 (3)
N.C. Central NCCU 25 26 24 25 7 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Abigail Weiss

Six Players Reach Season Highs in Victory Against North Carolina Central

Durham, N.C.- Coppin State Women's Volleyball team defeated North Carolina Central in five sets on Sunday, October 1st to extend a five game win streak on the road. CSU remains undefeated in conference play (4-0) while NCCU drops to 1-4.  

TaKenya Stafford posted a career high in both kills and digs, finishing with 27 kills and 23 digs. Stafford is the second player in CSU history to record a double double with over 20 plus kills and digs. Andrea Tsvetanova recorded a season high 59 assists and led the team with three aces. Ashley Roman had a season high 30 digs paired with five assists. Coco Figueroa finished with a career high 17 digs with two assists. Paola Caten and Hope Casel had a season high 13 kills and three blocks a piece. Geraldyn Palacios finished in double digits with 10 kills and three blocks. Laila Ibrahim led all players with five blocks and chipped in five kills.  

Set 1 

  • Coppin went on five 2-0 runs in the set. 

  • Stafford and Casel had five kills a piece. 

  • NCCU pulled away with a 25-17 victory. 

Set 2 

  • CSU Eagles opened the set with a 5-1 run. 

  • After trailing NCCU 17-14, Coppin went on a 4-0 run with two kills from Palacios. 

  • Eagles tied at 25 after seven lead exchanges. 

  • Caten and Stafford pulled away with a 3-0 run to win the set 28-26. 

Set 3 

  • Caten and Casel led the set with four kills a piece. 

  • CSU took a 10-9 lead with 3-0 run from Palacios and Caten. 

  • Coppin had a 23-20 lead before NCCU embarked a 3-0 run. 

  • After a 24 point tie, Casel hit two straight kills off Tsvetanova's assists for a 26-24 set win. 

Set 4 

  • NCCU went on a 5-1 run to start the set. 

  • Palacios sparked a 4-0 Coppin run with a block and two kills. 

  • CSU trailed 23-15, but made a comeback with a 7-0 run to trail by one (23-22). 

  • Tsvetanova had three aces and assisted Stafford with two kills in the duration of the 7-0 run. 

  • NCCU's Kamren Harper scored two kills to help NCCU close the set 25-23. 

Set 5 

  • Stafford opened the set with three straight kills. 

  • CSU went on a quick 6-0 run to turn a 6-5 lead to 12-5. 

  • Stafford counted for seven of the teams nine kills in the fifth set.  

  • Coppin dominated the set 15-7 victory. 

Up Next: The CSU Eagles remain on the road and will match up against Norfolk State on Friday October 6th for a 6:00pm tip-off. 

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