Morgan State University Athletics

PRINCESS ANNE, Md. (Oct. 11, 2026)--Isabelle Brown recorded a double-double, finishing with a match-high 37 assists and 11 digs to help Morgan State to a 3-1 (21-25, 25-11, 25-23, 25-8) victory over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) on Sunday afternoon at the Hytche Athletic Center. The win gave Morgan State its first 2-0 week of the season and extended its winning streak to a season long three straight.
 
The Bears improved to 5-13, 4-2 in Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) play, while UMES fell to 2-15, 1-5 MEAC and has now dropped five consecutive matches.
 
The three-match winning streak is the first since last season when the Bears won three consecutive matches from Oct. 2-12, 2025. The three consecutive set wins today, marked the second time this season the Bears won three straight sets to win a match. Morgan first did it in the MEAC opener at Norfolk State (9/25), where it lost the first set, then won the next three.
 
Jada Williams hit .441 with 16 kills, four digs, two blocks and a match-best five service aces. Michaela Panekova tallied 11 kills with eight digs and two aces. Zayda Thomas and Tre'Niya Miller each added eight kills. Tameary Wardlaw finished with 10 digs.
 
The Hawks were paced by Rayah Howell, who finished with 12 kills and hit .360, while Karielys Melendez recorded a match-high 17 digs. Jocelyn Torres and Arianna Warner Torres each had 13 assists.
 
Morgan State finished the contest hitting .308 for the match and recorded double digit kills in all four sets. In Set 2, the Bears would hit a season-best .636 with 15 kills and just one attack error. Morgan then closed out the match hitting .464 with 13 kills and no errors in the fourth set.
 
The Bears will close out the first half of the MEAC schedule on Friday, Oct. 16 when it takes on defending champion crosstown and rival Coppin State at 6 p.m. at PEC Arena. The match will air live on the MEAC Network.
 
The Eagles (15-5, 6-0 MEAC), who are riding a season-long 14-match winning streak, defeated Delaware State 3-0 on Sunday.                                                                                     
                                                                              
 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified high research (R2) institution offering more than 150 baccalaureate, master's degree, doctorate and certificate programs. 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.