BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 5, 2015)-The Morgan State Lady Bears' volleyball team will look to sweep Howard for the first time since 2007, when they travel to the Nation's Capital for a crucial Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division match against top-seeded Howard this Friday. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. and will be 'Senior Night' for the Lady Bison.

First-place and the division crown will be on the line when the two teams meet for the 66^th time. The Lady Bison lead the all-time series, 38-27. Howard (14-13, 10-1 MEAC) currently sits in first with its lone conference loss coming to Morgan State. The Lady Bears could move into first with a win over the Lady Bison and could capture the division crown with a victory over Coppin State in the season finale on Sunday at Hill Field House.

Morgan State (11-13, 8-2 MEAC) enters the contest riding a season-long four-match winning streak, following a road sweep of Delaware State last Sunday. Senior Evely Macedo recorded a double-double for the second consecutive match, finishing with a team-high 12 kills and 11 digs. Fellow senior Carmen Fernandez, who was named MEAC Player of the Week by the league office on Monday, also recorded a double-double for the second consecutive match, totaling a match-high 32 assists and 10 digs, to help Morgan State sweep the season series against Delaware State. Seniors Arianna Hayden and Dinah Jones, tallied eight and seven kills, respectively, while junior Minja Rankov totaled a match-high 13 digs.

The Lady Bears finished the match with a hitting percentage of .278 with 38 kills on 97 attempts and 11 attack errors, while holding the Hornets to 35 kills on 110 attempts and 25 errors for a team hitting percentage of .091. Morgan State also held a 9.0-5.0 blocking advantage over the Hornets with Fernandez leading the way with a career-high four blocks, including two solos. Jones added three blocks, including a solo. 

Howard, winners of nine straight, has not lost since its 3-1 defeat at Morgan State (10/2). The Lady Bison are coming off a 3-1 road victory over reigning MEAC regular season and tournament champion, Hampton last Sunday. Khaila Donaldson had a match-high 16 kills and added nine digs, while Dominique Cleggett finished with 10 kills. Morgan Marlbrough totaled a match-high 16 digs for the Lady Bison. Briana Jackson recorded 24 assists, while Tamia Dockery totaled 21 assists.