BALTIMORE, Md. (Oct. 3, 2025)--Morgan State returned to the court on Friday evening for the first time since dropping a heartbreaking 3-2 loss at Howard on Sunday, where the Bears held a 2-0 lead, but were unable to close out. Playing in their annual Pink Out match, this time the Bears would flip the script against North Carolina Central, overcoming a 2-0 deficit to earn a reverse sweep of the Eagles with a 3-2 (18-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-29, 15-11) win at Hill Field House.
 
Morgan State improved to 5-8, 2-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), while N.C. Central dropped to 4-11, 1-2 MEAC. The Bears, who have won just two of the last nine meetings against NCCU, now trails the all-time series, 7-5.
 
The five-set thriller was the Bears' second straight in MEAC play this season, while NCCU was playing in its third consecutive five-set league contest.
 
Offensively, Morgan State was led by Daniela Ferreira, who finished with a team-high 12 kills and Tyrah Weems hit .409 with 11 kills. Isabelle Brown collected 37 assists and joined Mya Karrick and Hanna Nemeth for team high honors with nine digs.
 
The Bears held an 8.0-3.0 advantage in blocks. Aubrey Wilson totaled a match-high four solo blocks, which gave her 123 for her career. Jada Williams also added a high of four blocks, including two solos to move into a tie for sixth on the career charts with 251.
 
NCCU jumped out to an early 2-0 lead over Morgan State, by holding the Bears to under 10 kills and a .148 attack percentage in each of the first two sets. The Eagles meanwhile hit .375 and tallied 17 kills in the opening set, then had 12 kills and hit .212.
 
Morgan State was just in the same position five days ago in Washington, D.C.; up 2-0 and on cruise control until the bottom fell out. This time it would be the Bears creating and taking advantage of opportunities and riding the momentum wave to victory.
 
Behind an attack percentage of .344 with 15 kills in the third set, the Bears began to mount their comeback. Trailing 21-20, Morgan would score the next three points capped off by a kill from Nemeth to put the hosts ahead 23-21. NCCU would get a point back on a service error, before back-to-back kills by Williams and Weems gave the Bears the 25-22 Set 3 victory.
 
Set 4 Morgan used a 7-1 run to take a 10-6 lead it would never relinquish. The Bears later used a 4-1 spurt to take their largest lead of the set at 22-14. Weems would end the scoring for the second consecutive set, as the Bears would win 25-22 to force a fifth and final set.
 
In Set 5 Morgan State scored the first two points and led 5-1, following back-to-back attack errors by the Eagles. A kill by Nemeth capped off a 6-2 run by the hosts to increase Morgan's lead to 13-8. Williams would put the set and match to close with a kill, giving the Bears the 15-11 set victory.
 
The Eagles were led by Kamren Harper, who finished with a match-high 23 kills and Makenzie Searcy added 14. Manuela Cripa Nasser recorded a match-high 43 assists, while Loren Johnson finished with a match-high 18 digs.
 
Morgan State will conclude its mini two-match homestand on Sunday, Oct. 5 when it entertains South Carolina State. The Bulldogs (3-11, 0-2 MEAC) are coming off a 3-0 sweep of Allen on Wednesday at home.
 
Kiyah Fielder had a match-high 12 kills and Miya Benson finished with a match-best 17 digs. Arianna James collected 21 assists for S.C. State, which ended a four-match losing skid with the win.
 
 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering nearly 140 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, and the only university to have its entire campus designated as a National Treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
 
 
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