HUNTINGTON, W.V. – Coppin State's
Ashley Roman and
Ammaarah Williams were named to the Marshall Invitational Al-Tournament Team, it was announced by tournament officials on Sunday afternoon. The duo led the Eagles to a 3-0 record over the weekend with wins over UNC Greensboro, Morehead State and the host Thundering Herd.
A redshirt senior from Isabela, P.R., Roman averaged 5.17 digs per set while adding 12 assists and a pair of aces in three wins. Roman opened the weekend with a season-high 27 digs along with an assist and an ace in a four-set win over the Spartans before coming right back with a match-high ten digs with six assists in a sweep of Morehead State. She closed the tournament with 25 digs and five assists in Coppin's comeback win over Marshall.
Williams led all players in kills in all three matches, recording double-doubles against UNC Greensboro (17 kills, 14 digs) and Marshall (13 kills, 14 digs). For the weekend, Williams averaged 3.83 kills and 3.08 digs while hitting .250. Williams was a dig shy of a double-double against Morehead State, finishing with 16 kills on .343 hitting along with nine digs. A graduate student from Cleveland, Ohio, Williams also had three blocks against MSU and a pair of blocks and aces against the Spartans.
The Eagles (5-1) are off to their best start in program history and return to action on Tuesday, September 5 at Loyola Maryland for a 6 pm start.
