BALTIMORE, MD -- The Bowie State women's volleyball team put up a great fight but ultimately fell to the Morgan State Lady Bears in three sets (14-25, 28-30, 21-25) Tuesday on the road at Hill Field House.

The non-conference loss moved the Bulldogs to 1-4 on the season while the win was the first of the 2024 season for the Lady Bears (1-7).

Nina Edwards finished with six kills on the day to lead the Bulldogs attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .400. BSU got six digs from Trinity Loundmon to lead them defensively.

Game Notes
» Taylor Johnson had a team-high two aces in the loss.
» Edwards had a team-high six kills for Bowie State.
» BSU got a team-high six digs from Loundmon.
» The Bulldogs attackers were helped by a team-high 12 assists from Loundmon.

How It Happened
SET 1 | The Bulldogs found themselves in an early deficit, dropping a tough first set 25-14. BSU trailed by as many as 11 points as Morgan State never gave up the lead in a set that was tied up zero times before the Lady Bears took control.

SET 2 | Bowie State then dropped the second set 30-28 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. The Bulldogs couldn't hang on in a back-and-forth set, losing in a stanza that featured 10 lead changes and was tied 19 times. Neither team led by more than three points along the way.

SET 3 | MSU finished the sweep with a third-set victory. The Bulldogs came up short by the score of 25-21. Morgan State grabbed the advantage for good at 18-17 in a set that was knotted up three times before the Lady Bears took over in the second half of the stanza.

Up Next
The Bulldogs will host its home opener on Friday, Sept. 13 against Goldey-Beacom at 6 p.m. in A.C. Jordan Arena.

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