DOVER, Del. (Nov.
5, 2017)-Morgan State sophomore
Roi Wallace tied a career-high 50 assists and fellow sophomore
Jasmin Hubbard tied a career-high 22 digs, as the Lady Bears defeated host Delaware State, 3-1 (25-18, 20-25, 25-20, 25-18) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Northern Division contest on Sunday afternoon at Memorial Hall.
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Wallace, who last recorded 50 assists earlier in the season against Evansville (9/1), added nine digs against the Lady Hornets, falling shy of a double-double on Sunday. Hubbard previously set her career-high 22 digs against Bethune-Cookman (10/16/16).
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The win allowed the Lady Bears to complete a season series sweep of Delaware State for the sixth consecutive year and improve to 45-14 all-time in the series. Morgan State also extended its winning streak over the Lady Hornets to 13 straight.
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Morgan State (6-17, 5-5 MEAC), winners of three of its first four league matches, received double-doubles by
Cristen Coryatt and
Natashia Barker. Coryatt, who hit for a .406, finished with match-high 17 kills and had 11 digs, while Barker tallied 11 kills and 13 digs.
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The Lady Bears hit .246 for the match and recorded 54 kills. Morgan State recorded double-digit kills in all four sets, including a high of 17 kills and .455 hitting in Set 1.
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Delaware State 3-23, 3-7 MEAC) was led by Sabina Szmajduch's 12 kills and 10 digs. Alliyah McBean finished with 20 digs and Gabriella Enriquez totaled 29 assists.
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Both teams collected 6.0 blocks for the match. The Lady Hornets got four blocks from Kiera Holtzclaw and three from Szmajduch.
Monette Daniels led Morgan State with a match-high five blocks.
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Morgan State will close out its regular season road schedule on Friday, Nov. 10 when it travels to the Nation's Capital to take on Howard. First serve is at 7 p.m. at Burr Gymnasium.
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