BALTIMORE, Md. (Nov. 7, 2021)-When the Morgan State volleyball takes the court this afternoon for its home finale against Maryland Eastern Shore, it will also mark the final home contest at Hill Field House for senior co-captians Kendal Hoges and Jasmin Perry in the Orange and Blue.
 
"I think my emotions will be of excitement to be able to move on to the next part of my journey. But also grateful for all the volleyball program has done for me and my success," said Hoges. "It will definitely be bittersweet hearing my named one last time in Hill Field House."
 
A native of West Orange, N.J., Hoges came to Morgan State a year ago as a junior college transfer from St. Johns River State College.
 
During the shortened 2021 Spring season, Hoges led the Lady Bears in blocks with 18, including three solos. She would also add 13 kills and three digs in 23 sets played.
 
This season she is averaging an attack percentage of .222 with 47 kills in 49 sets played. Hoges ranks third on the team with 31 blocks, three of which are solo blocks, and has recorded six digs and two assists.
 
Hoges set a career-high eight kills earlier this season against Binghamton (8/28) during the Baltimore Invitational. She also recorded a career-high .600 attack percentage with six kills against Loyola Maryland (9/4) and also tied a career-high four blocks in the same contest against Loyola Maryland at the Towson Invitational. She would earn Towson Invitational All-Tournament Team honors, after recording 12 assisted blocks, nine kills, three digs and an assist for the weekend.
 
She enters her final contest at Hill Field House having totaled 60 kills, 49 blocks-including six solos, nine digs and two assists as a Lady Bear.
 
Hoges added she will miss "having fun and being myself in practice and in games" when her career comes to an end.
 
A nutritional science major, Hoges will graduate in May 2022 and plans on going straight into nursing school to pursue becoming a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse.
 
Perry, a four-year member of the Morgan State volleyball team, battled through injuries for much of her career, including missing her entire freshman campaign.
 
"I think that the feeling will be bittersweet when I play on my Senior Day. Honestly, I don't know what emotions are going to come out, but I know there's going to be so many emotions running through my body, because there already are," said Perry. "The fact that the last home game is coming up has not completely hit me yet and I don't think it will until the day comes."
 
"These past four seasons have definitely been a learning and growing experience for me because of the adversity I have faced and overcome. I believe I have come very far as an athlete and a young woman throughout these four years. Unexpected things have happened, but I am proud of myself for being able to turn it all around. I just want to leave it all out on the court and channel whatever emotions I have, into playing my hardest."

Her Morgan State debut came in the season opener of her sophomore campaign in 2019 against visiting Seton Hall. Perry, who would start the contest, recorded a then career-high 11 kills, while hitting .500 and adding a block in the win over the Pirates. She would again deal with injuries and finished the season with 43 kills, 16 blocks-including two solos and four digs.
 
Coming off a shortened junior season, which was played during the 2021 Spring season due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Perry entered the start of this season healthy during the preseason and she's made the most of it.
 
A native of Bowie, Md., Perry has put up career numbers this season. She is hitting .333 and had totaled 84 kills on 174 attack attempts, 28 blocks-including nine solos, nine digs, two assists and two aces, all season bests.
 
This season she was named to the University of New Hampshire/Merrimack All-Tournament Team (9/19) after totaling 22 kills, five digs, five blocks, including four solos and an assist in three matches. She finished the weekend with just three hitting errors in 41 attack attempts.
 
Perry set career highs in attack percentage (.727) at North Carolina Central (9/24), then the following month set a career-high 15 kills also against North Carolina Central (10/22). She also tied a career-high five blocks in the first meeting at Maryland Eastern Shore (10/17).
 
"Knowing that I was able to push through all of my injuries and setbacks throughout my collegiate career, makes me so proud of myself and cherish my experience much more," said Perry. "Because of what I have been able to endure, it truly has shown me the strength that I
hold and my ability to push through anything that I have to face."
 
"Things didn't happen as expected or planned, but I wouldn't have asked for it to happen any other way because my challenges have shaped me into who I am today. I would not have grown as much as I did if I didn't have certain experiences. That is why because I am fully healthy now, there was no other way but to take full advantage of this opportunity to play. And I am beyond grateful."
 
Perry heads into her final home match in the Orange and Blue having tallied 141 kills, 52 blocks-including 11 solos, 14 digs, two assists and two service aces.
 
"I will definitely miss my team and the relationships I have built with them on and off the Court," said Perry. "They are like my sisters and I know these are relationships I am going to still have even after this season ends. All of the fun we have had with each other and memories made, I will always cherish. It's just a great feeling being a part of the team culture."
 
A two-time MEAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team selection, a MEAC Volleyball All-Academic selection and a Morgan State All-Academic selection, Perry will graduate early with a degree in marketing. She is looking into graduate programs and internships.