BOWIE, MD – The Bowie State women's volleyball team enters the 2025 CIAA Volleyball Championship as the No. 4 seed from the North Division and will face South Division No. 1 seed Winston-Salem State on Friday, Nov. 21. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at A.C. Jordan Arena, marking the Bulldogs' third straight tournament appearance.

Match Details
When: Friday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m.
Where: A.C. Jordan Arena (Bowie, Md.)
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CIAA Stat Leaders

• Team: No. 3 in the CIAA in total blocks
• Nina Edwards: 1st in blocks (92), 2nd in hitting percentage (.374)
• Lyric Snowden: 8th in kills (208), 10th in points per set (0.41)
• Taylor Johnson: 7th in digs per set (3.48)

Last Time Out
During the regular-season matchup, BSU earned a 3-1 victory over Virginia State inside A.C. Jordan Arena. The Bulldogs posted set scores of 25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 25-22, highlighted by 12 team blocks.

Bowie State controlled the opening two sets with strong play from Snowden, Nicole Taylor, and Edwards. After dropping a close third set, the Bulldogs bounced back in the fourth, using early momentum and key kills from Snowden and Taylor to close out the match and finish the regular season with a win.

 Scouting Bowie State

• Snowden leads the Bowie State offense with 2.56 kills per set and a team-high 33 service aces, while adding 176 digs (2.17/set).
• Edwards follows with 2.32 kills per set and ranks among the CIAA's most efficient hitters with a .374 attack percentage, while leading the team with 92 total blocks.
• Taylor provides strong production in the middle with 2.12 kills per set and 55 total blocks on the year.
• Setters Mekenna Scott (4.49 assists/set) and Trinity Loundmon (3.53 assists/set) guide the Bulldogs' 6–2 offensive system.
• Defensively, Taylor Johnson anchors the back row with a team-high 344 digs (3.47/set).
• As a team, Bowie State averages 10.2 kills per set and hits .160 on the season.
• The Bulldogs' front line remains a major strength, out-blocking opponents 208.0 to 133.0, ranking among the top blocking units in the CIAA.

Scouting the Rams
Winston-Salem State enters the matchup as one of the CIAA's most statistically dominant teams, ranking No. 2 in the conference in points while leading the league in hitting percentage, assists, and digs. The Rams are also second in kills.

WSSU's attack is anchored by Zoe Chesson, who owns the CIAA's top hitting percentage at .411, making her one of the league's most reliable and high-efficiency attackers. Holiday Ellis fuels the scoring production, leading the CIAA in both kills per set (3.33) and points per set (3.78), providing WSSU with a powerful and consistent offensive threat.

Defensively, the Rams excel behind Kalyn Cuthbertson, who ranks third in the CIAA in digs, helping WSSU secure the league's top mark in total digs.

Up Next
The winner between Bowie State and Winston-Salem State will face the winner of Virginia Union and Shaw on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals inside A.C. Jordan Arena. 

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