CATONSVILLE, Md. – Coppin State's volleyball team hit just .104 as it fell at UMBC, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-13) on Wednesday night at Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena. The Eagles fell to 17-8 on the year while the Retrievers won their eighth-straight match and improved to 12-5.
Cherisse Atilano led Coppin with seven kills while
Rori Gray and
Eva Rovello added four kills apiece without an error to hit a combined .571.
Pamela De Jesus Tejedor pitched in three kills, followed by
Deviana Walker and
Isabella Ortiz with two each.
Kendall Minta led all players with five blocks but had just one kill. Rovello and
Ivanna Luna were credited with three blocks as well while Gray and
McKenzie Parks had two apiece.
Rovello assisted on 17 of CSU's 24 kills and added an ace and four digs.
Coco Figueroa went over the 400-dig mark for the third-straight season with six on the night and served a pair of aces.
Andrea Cintron led the back row with ten digs and Atilano finished with eight.
The Eagles return home to play South Carolina State on Friday, October 30 at 6 pm before hosting N.C. Central at 1 pm on Sunday, November 1. Both matches will air on the MEAC Network.