MILLERSVILLE, PA --The Bowie State women's volleyball team jumped out to a 1-0 lead, but couldn't hold on and lost in three-sets 3-1 (25-22, 11-25, 12-25, 9-25) to the Millersville (PA) Marauders (12-11)Â Tuesday on the road at Pucillo Gymnasium.
The non-conference loss dropped BSU record to (8-17) overall, while MU improves to 12-11 on the season.Â
Nina Edwards finished with eight kills on the day to lead the Bulldogs attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .313. To add on, Mekenna Scott finished with a season-high eight digs and defensively Nadira Avery lead with a season-high seven blocks.
Game Notes
» Trinity Loundmon had a team-high two aces in the loss.
» Edwards had a team-high eight kills for Bowie State.
» Bowie State got a team-high eight digs from Scott.
» Bowie State attackers were helped by a team-high nine assists from Loundmon.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Bulldogs survived a furious Millersville (PA) rally in the first set, hanging on to win 25-22 after leading by eight points at 42-34 earlier in the set. Bowie State also supplemented their offense with three aces in the opening set. got a solid defensive performance from a front row that blocked five Millersville (PA) attacks in the stanza.
SET 2 | Bowie State fell in set two 25-11 to tie the match 1-1. The Bulldogs lost the first point and never clawed back into the lead before dropping the set.
SET 3 | A third-set loss put Bowie State behind two sets to one. The Bulldogs fell behind on the first point and never took the lead before falling in the set 25-12.
SET 4 | Bowie State lost set four and the match, falling 25-9. The Bulldogs lost the first point and fought from behind the rest of the way before falling in the set.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will stay on the road as they travel to Richmond Va., on Thursday, Oct.31 at 6 p.m. to take on Virginia Union in a CIAA match at the Barco-Stevens Hall.
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