DOVER, Del. — The Delaware State volleyball team fell to the Morgan State Lady Bears 3-1 (14-25, 25-20, 25-27, 18-25) Friday at Memorial Hall.
The loss dropped the Hornets to 17-9 overall and 8-4 in MEAC play.
Aaliyah Mitchell led the Delaware State attack with a match-high 18 kills. Paige Ahakuelo helped set up the offense with a team-high 18 assists, and Ailena Mykins had a team-high four aces. Defensively, the Hornets had two players reach double figures in digs. Courtney Nix recorded a match-high 20 and Amanda Santos Juliao added 14.
Delaware State fell into an early hole in the first set, trailing by as many as 11 points as Morgan State never gave up the lead in a 25-14 win. The set was never tied.
The Hornets answered in the second set to even the match at 1-1 with a 25-20 victory. Delaware State never trailed by more than five points and took the lead for good at 18-17 in a set that featured three lead changes before the Hornets took over in the second half. Four aces gave the offense a boost.
Morgan State went up 2-1 by taking a close third set 27-25. The set was tied seven times and had two lead changes before the Lady Bears pulled it out.
Delaware State dropped the fourth set 25-18 to end the match. The Hornets lost the opening point and fought from behind the rest of the way.
