BALTIMORE – Despite a career-high 14 kills from Kayden Cupid, Coppin State's volleyball team dropped its regular season finale at Morgan State, 3-1 (25-19, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19) on Friday night at Hill Field House.  The Eagles will eventer next week's MEAC Tournament as the top seed and finish the regular season at 21-9 overall and 12-2 in the MEAC while the Bears improve to 11-15 on the year and 10-4 in league play.
 
Cupid led all players in kills, matching a career-high that she set as a freshman at NC Central, while hitting .417 to go with a block and a dig. Cherisse Atilano also had double-digit kills, recording a double-double with 11 kills and 17 digs while moving into tenth on CSU's all-time kills list.
 
Ivanna Luna added eight kills, and she was followed by Pamela De Jesus Tejedor and Rori Gray with three apiece, and both Kendall Minta and Deviana Walker with two each.
 
Eva Rovello assisted on 35 of the team's 45 kills while adding seven digs, an ace and a block, but the Eagles were outhit .235 to .172. Coco Figueroa followed Atilano in digs with ten and defensive specialist Karina Diaz served a pair of aces.
 
Coppin will play the 8^th-seed in the MEAC Quarterfinals on Friday, November 20 at 2:00 pm.  All matches during the Tournament, which will be held at the Eagles' PEC Arena, will air on the MEAC Network.