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Dover, Del. (Mar. 14, 2021) --- Delaware State and Morgan State will face off in a critical MEAC North volleyball contest Monday evening in DSU's Memorial Hall.
The Hornets and Bears are tied for second in the four-team North standings at 2-1. Coppin State sits atop the division with a 5-1 mark.
Only the top two teams in the MEAC's North and South divisions will qualify for next month's conference championship tournament in Norfolk, Va. The MEAC has reduced the tournament field from eight teams in previous years to four this spring season due to issues surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is the first of three scheduled meetings between Delaware State and Morgan State this spring. The Hornets and Bears met twice during the 2019 season, with each winning on the road.
Morgan State lost to Howard in a five-set thriller for the MEAC championship in 2019.
The Hornets are second in the MEAC with a .243 hitting percentage and also No. 2 in the league with a .117 opponent attack percentage.
Delaware State is tops in the MEAC in blocks at 2.11 per set and service aces at 2.46 per set.
Freshman outside hitter Valerio Otero is the Hornets' leader with 75 kills (3.00 per set), while
Sydney Lewis (so.) tops the team with a .500 attack percentage (49 kills/ 8 errors/82 attacks).
DSU freshman
Kristi Gomez leads the MEAC in kills at 0.85 per set, while Hornet senior
Mayah Ngundam ranks in the top 10 in the league in kills (2.32) and blocks (0.84 ps).
Delaware State's
Jelena Dukic (sr.) is fifth in the league in assists (5.79 per set), while defensive specialist
Jasmal Cruz (so.) is No. 5 in the MEAC in digs (3.20 ps).
The Hornets will face division leader Coppin State at home this Thursday (Mar. 18) and in Baltimore on Friday (Mar. 19). Â Â Â
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