BALTIMORE – Rori Gray matched a career-high with 11 kills while adding seven blocks to lead the Coppin State volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-20) victory over Howard on Friday night at PEC Arena.  The Eagles improved to 17-7 overall and 8-1 in the MEAC while the Bison fell to 7-13 on the year and 6-2 in league play.
 
A junior from Washington, D.C., Gray hit an errorless .579 on 19 swings and her seven blocks are also a season-high and matched Eva Rovello to lead all players. Kendall Minta, Deviana Walker and Pamela De Jesus Tejedor added seven kills apiece, followed by Cherisse Atilano with four and both Ivanna Luna and Rovello with three.
 
Rovello assisted on 31 of the team's 42 kills while adding seven digs as Coppin outhit Howard, .183 to .119.
 
Coco Figueroa matched Atilano for a team-high nine digs, followed by Andrea Cintron with eight, Rovello with seven and both Walker and De Jesus with five each. Figueroa also had a pair of aces while Rovello, Atilano and Aya Rawlins were credited with one each.
 
Coppin held a 42-32 advantage in kills and 10-7 in blocks, but the Bison had 48 digs to CSU's 47.
 
The Eagles play at UMBC on Wednesday, October 28 for its final non-conference match before hosting South Carolina State (Oct. 30) and N.C. Central (Nov. 1).