BALTIMORE – Despite holding Towson to just .152 hitting and out blocking the Tigers, 10-9, Coppin State's volleyball team fell to their local rivals, 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-15) on Wednesday night at PEC Arena.  The Eagles fell to 15-6 overall as their program-record 14-match winning streak ended while Towson improved to 11-7.
 
Ivanna Luna led Coppin with eight kills while Cherisse Atilano and former Tiger Kendall Minta tallied four kills apiece. McKenzie Parks and Pamela De Jesus Tejedor chipped in with three kills apiece while Parks led all players with a career-high eight blocks. Luna and Deviana Walker were credited with three blocks apiece while Minta and De Jesus had two each.
 
Eva Rovello assisted on 24 of the team's 26 kills, but Coppin was held to a .049 hitting percentage and no aces.  Coco Figueroa led all players with 11 digs, followed by Atilano and Andrea Cintron with seven.  De Jesus added six digs while Rovello and Karina Diaz had four apiece.
 
Coppin led for most of the first set and took a 15-11 lead following a kill by Luna. After trading points, Towson went on a 5-0 run to take the lead but a pair of kills by Luna gave Coppin back the advantage at 20-19. Following consecutive points by Towson, Luna added another kill before the Tigers went on a 4-1 run to win the opener.
 
The second set stayed closed until the midway point when Towson went on an 8-3 run to go up 18-14. Parks and De Jesus combined for a block to pull Coppin within two, but the Eagles were unable to put together back-to-points for the remainder of the frame.
 
Towson led from nearly start to finish in set three and pulled away with a 5-0 run to go up 15-6 at the media timeout. Coppin used a 5-1 run to pull within 19-13 but four-straight points by the Tigers put the set out of reach.
 
CSU is set to host Morgan State in a 6 pm MEAC matchup on Friday, October 16 at 6 pm.