BALTIMORE, Md. (Sept. 6, 2025)--In their final game of the Morgan/Towson Invitational Saturday afternoon, the Morgan State Bears took on Kent State's Golden Flashes at Hill Field House. 
 
Despite the valiant effort, Morgan State finished the weekend going 2-1 after suffering an unfortunate 3-1 (25-23, 23-25, 18-25, 22-25) loss to Kent State. 
 
The Bears came out with a lot of energy in the opening set and earned a 25-23 victory.
 
"The team played more disciplined today. We did reduce the errors a little bit more that we were hoping for," said Morgan State head coach Xiomara Ortiz.

The Kent State Golden Flashes won the second set in a nail-biter with the same score as the opening set 25-23. Making the match even at 1-1 through two sets. 

After the third set Kent State took a 2-1 lead after winning 25-18. Kent State took this momentum into the fourth set as they were able to hold off Morgan, 25-22 to win the match.
 
Kent State (2-3) was led by Mackenzie McGuire, who finished with a match-high 18 kills, while Adalynn Ginley and Macie Moreland added 14 and 11 kills, respectively. Christina Vigil tallied a match-high 35 assists and added a match-best five service aces. Hailey Brenner led the Golden Flashes with nine digs.
 
The Bears were paced by Daniela Ferreira, who recorded 15 kills and Hanna Nemeth added 11. Isabelle Brown recorded a double-double, finishing with 28 assists and match-high 10 digs. Jada Williams led Morgan State with a match-high five blocks to help the Bears hold a 12.0-7.0 blocking advantage over Kent State.
 
Williams' five blocks moved her into eighth-place all-time at Morgan State in career blocks with 232, as she moved past both Janelle Wilson (227) and Zuri Smith (228) on Saturday afternoon. Williams is now two blocks shy of passing Dominique Bozier (233 from 2007-10) for seventh on the career charts.
 
Coach Ortiz also praised Williams' performance. "Yet again an awesome day. Seven kills, no errors and she had the most blocks. She just continues to be a very big all-star for us," said Ortiz. 

The Bears look to rebound in their next match on the road against George Mason in Fairfax, Va., on Friday, September 12th in the opener of the Battle of The Beltway. Morgan State will return home on Saturday, Sept. 13 to host Georgetown, before closing out the tournament with a trip to the Nation's Capital on Sunday, Sept. 14 at George Washington in Washington, D.C.
 
 
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