WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coppin State's volleyball team fell to Howard, 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-12) in a battle of undefeated teams within the MEAC on Sunday afternoon at Burr Gymnasium. The Eagles fell to 9-12 overall and 5-1 in the MEAC while the Bison improved to 12-5 on the year and 6-0 in league play.
TaKenya Stafford led Coppin with nine kills while
Gabriela Zuquelo and
Sophia Bertotti Metoyer had four apiece.
Ezgi Kucuk and
Deviana Walker had three kills each.
McKenzie Parks led all players with four blocks, as did
Coco Figueroa with 17 digs.
Kahea Carvalho had 17 assists to
Azul Pilahg's seven, and the duo combined for 13 digs.
Howard outhit Coppin, .304 to .070 and had three players with at least ten kills.
Coppin trailed early in the first but used a 6-0 run to turn a 9-5 deficit into a 11-9 advantage. Walker came up big during the stretch with three kills and a block. Howard regained the lead at 15-14 and extended it to 20-16 with a 4-1 spurt. Once again, the Eagles did not go away, scoring five-straight with points from Zuquelo at both ends to go back on top, 21-20. After Howard scored consecutive points, Parks tied it up with a kill before the Bison closed it out with three-straight points.
Zuquelo got a kill to start the second set, but it was the only lead for Coppin in the frame. Howard scored the next seven points and never looked back. The Eagles were able to pull to within 11-9 on a 5-0 run, but the Bison answered with eight-straight points to pull away.
The Bison used a couple of long runs to take control of the third and complete the sweep.
CSU makes a short trip to UMBC for a non-conference tilt on Wednesday, October 16 before resuming conference play on Friday, October 18 by hosting Morgan State at 6pm.
