Volleyball

Recap | Boxscore

Oct 11, 2009

Bison Roll Over Bears

Boxscore

BALTIMORE, MD. - The Howard volleyball team won its third straight decision and five of its last six matches with a 3-0 sweep of Morgan State Sunday afternoon at Hill Field House. The win pushed HU to 2-0 in league play.

Gazelle d'Artois tallied 20 kills and hit for a .514 attack percentage, both match-highs. Jasmine King recorded 35 assists, marking her fourth consecutive match with 30 or more assists and Nicole Brown finished with a match-high 12 digs to help Howard (6-18, 2-0 MEAC) spoil the Bears' homecoming match.

Morgan State (5-16, 0-2 MEAC), which has now lost its last six matches, also suffered its 14th shutout loss of the season. Erin Cox led Morgan State with a team-high 11 kills while Ivanti Bush added nine. Ryhan Shy led the Lady Bears in digs with 12.

The Lady Bison finished the match with 40 kills and a hitting percentage of .402. Howard had 16 kills in the second set and put together a match-high .667 hitting percentage in the third set with 12 kills on 18 attempts and no errors.

HU hosts Navy in a non-conference matchup on Tuesday at 6 p.m.