BALTIMORE – Cherisse Atilano slammed a season-high 20 kills to lead the Coppin State volleyball team to a 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 28-26) victory over Delaware State on Sunday afternoon at PEC Arena.  The Eagles have won four-straight and improved to 21-8 overall and 12-1 in the MEAC while Hornets fall to 17-10 on the year and 8-5 in league play.
 
A sophomore from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Atilano continued her hot streak, hitting an impressive .444 with just four errors on 36 swings.  Atilano added six digs and a pair of assists in her third match with at least 20 kills, and she is nearing the top ten in CSU history in career kills.
 
Pamela De Jesus Tejedor and Kayden Cupid posted five kills apiece, followed by Ivanna Luna with four, Rori Gray with three and both Kendall Minta and Deviana Walker with a pair.
 
Eva Rovello assisted on 33 of the team's 43 kills as the Eagles hit .305 to Delaware State's .242. The junior setter also had a pair of kills, three aces, two blocks and eight digs while becoming just the 4^th CSU player to tally 1,000 assists in a single season.
 
Defensively, Cupid led all players with five blocks while Walker and Minta matched Rovello with two.  Coco Figueroa had a match-high 11 digs and a pair of aces, including one to finish the sweep.  Figueroa now has 1,655 career digs, just 15 away from passing Gabrielle Otero ('14) for second on the Coppin all-time list.
 
Andrea Cintron chipped in with five digs, followed by Karina Diaz with four and both specialists added an ace.
 
Prior to the match, Coppin honored its seniors, Kendall Minta, Kayden Cupid and Coco Figueroa along with nine graduating Hornets.
 
Coppin closes the regular season on Friday, November 13 at Morgan State for a 6 pm start on the MEAC Network.