Korinne Lewis pounds out 11 kills in win over Lady Pirates.
Box Score
Morgan State has never loss to Hampton in volleyball, and the Lady Bears kept the record intact with a win over the Lady Pirates in Hampton, VA Tuesday night 3-2 (30-28, 24-30, 27-30, 30-19, 15-11).
The Lady Bears are now 20-0 all-time against Hampton University, but they faced a strong challenge from a Hampton team looking to pull off the upset. Morgan had to win the last two games of a two hour 5-game match to put away the Lady Pirates.
MSU (8-12, 1-0 MEAC) used a balanced attack and good defense to secure their first MEAC win of the season.
Esther Johnson led the way for the Lady Bears with a 14 kill performance. Ms. Johnson got offensive help from Korinne Lewis who contributed 11 kills and Ashley Alexander who had 10 kills and 4 service aces.
The Lady Pirates were led by Chavanca Hoskins who had a big match. Ms. Hoskins had 17 kills and 14 digs.
Morgan State hit .231 for the match, while Hampton had a .190 hitting percentage.
The Lady Bears return to action on Thursday, September 30, 2004 to tangle with the defending MEAC North Champion Hawks of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.Â
