Dover, Del. (Nov. 8, 2013) ---  Vendula Strakova had 19 kills on 28 attempts to lead MEAC North leader Hampton to a 3-0 win over Delaware State in a league match at Memorial Hall this evening.

The scores were 25-13, 25-23 and 25-17.

Jessica Croucher led Delaware State with 13 kills, while Natalia Mendieta had a team-high 27 assists. Sonya Inderbitzen topped the Hornets with seven digs.

Hampton had a .609 hitting percentage (15 kills/1 error/23 attacks) en route to its game one win.

There were 11 ties in game two. Delaware State held a 5-3 lead before Hampton scored five of the next six points. The Hornets had a 5-1 run later in the set, and tied the game at 18-18 on a kill by Jasmine Jackson off a feed from Mendieta. Croucher followed with a kill on the next point to give DSU a 19-18 lead, 

The game was tied at 22-22 before Hampton scored three of the last four points to win the set.

Hampton had a .453 hitting percentage in the contest (40/6/75), compared to .165 for the Hornets (30/17/79).

Delaware State held a 25-24 lead in digs, while Hampton outblocked the Hornets 15-4.

Hampton improved to 15-10 and 9-2 in the MEAC. DSU fell to 2-21 and 0-11.

Delaware State will up the 2013 at home against Norfolk State on Sunday (Nov. 10) at 3:00 p.m. Hornet seniors Sonya Inderbitzen and Jessica Croucher will be honored prior to the contest.