LINCOLN, Pa. — Bowie State (13-14, 10-10 CIAA) defeated Lincoln (PA) (2-28, 1-19 CIAA) 3-0 on Monday at Manuel Rivero Hall. The Bulldogs hit .261 with 36 kills and nine aces, while Lincoln (PA) finished at .048 with 25 kills.
To start the match, an early exchange left BSU down 8-4, Jy'Asha Cousins put down a kill and the Bulldogs ran off five straight points, with Payton Swinton serving consecutive aces to tie the set and move ahead 9-8. Lincoln (PA) tied it at 9-9 on a Yvette Mercedes kill and later closed to 14-13, but BSU stayed in front and stretched the set to 19-15 behind back-to-back Swinton kills and Bracey Gross' service ace. The Bulldogs reached 24-18 on a Melisa Anacius kill and finished the opening set 25-18 when Taylor Johnson put down a kill from Gabrielle Hale.
BSU broke a 3-3 tie with a 6-0 run, starting with Abena Asomani-Martin's kill and continuing behind Mil'lanni Marte's service turn, two Swinton kills, a Cousins kill and a block by Cousins and Asomani-Martin for a 9-3 lead. Lincoln (PA) cut into the margin at 12-8 and later 13-10, but the Bulldogs answered with an Anacius kill, two Lincoln (PA) attack errors and a Johnson ace to move back ahead 18-12. After the Lady Lions got within 21-16, Swinton put down a kill, Asomani-Martin served an ace, Audreynette Lydgate committed an attack error and Cousins finished the set with a kill for a 25-16 BSU set win.
Marte opened the third set with a service ace, and kills by Anacius and Johnson helped the Bulldogs build a 4-0 lead before a Gross ace made it 8-3. The Lady Lions cut the margin to 12-9, but Spring Terry stopped that stretch with a kill and BSU moved back ahead 15-9 on an Anacius kill and another Marte ace. After Lincoln (PA) reached 19-13, the Bulldogs closed the set with six straight points behind Swinton's serve. Asomani-Martin had two kills during the closing run, Swinton added an ace, and BSU finished the set 25-13.
Anacius finished with nine kills on 11 attacks without an error, hit .818 and recorded five total blocks. Swinton added nine kills, three service aces and five digs. Hale posted 28 assists with five digs and one block assist. Johnson contributed seven kills, five digs and one service ace.
Up next, the Bulldogs volleyball team travels to Petersburg, Virginia, to face Virginia State University on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m.
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