Norfolk State’s Gabrielle Gilbert claims MEAC Rookie of Year

Title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State freshman Gabrielle Gilbert is the first NSU volleyball player to have the honor of calling herself an All-MEAC First Team selection, and she only needed one year to achieve the feat. Gilbert was named to the All-MEAC First Team on Thursday, as the conference unveiled its postseason honorees at the 2023 MEAC Volleyball Championship Banquet. She also received the MEAC Rookie of the Year award. Middle blocker Grace Smith also received a postseason accolade, joining Gilbert on the MEAC All-Rookie Team. Gilbert…

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NC Central’s Bella Dearinger earns third MEAC Setter of the Week honors

Courtesty of North Carolina Central Athletics NORFOLK, Va. – Junior Bella Dearinger posted 43 assists and 11 digs for the North Carolina Central University volleyball team in Friday’s 3-1 Senior Night victory over South Carolina State University to collect her third MEAC Volleyball Setter of the Week award of the season as announced by the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Monday, Nov. 13. Dearinger netted her eighth double-double of the season as NCCU finished its regular season with a victory. Dearinger tallied 43 assists as the Eagles hit .211 in the triumph. The Muncie, Indiana, resident…

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Meac names Volleyballers of the Week

Norfolk State senior Shonte Seale was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. Morgan State’s Jada Williams was named Rookie of the Week, while Coppin State’s Andrea Tsvetanova was named Setter of the Week. North Carolina Central junior Loren Johnson earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, respectively. Seale (Sr., OH, Bridgetown, Barbados) averaged .362 kills, including 26-of-58 attempts, and 1.43 digs per set over seven matches last week. She recorded 14 kills in four matches, hitting .444, along with two assists, two aces, and three digs in a win over Maryland…

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Howard Volleyball predicted to win MEAC

Courtesy of Howard University Athletics 2023 MEAC PRESEASON HONORS AND PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) unveiled its 2023 women’s volleyball preseason honors Tuesday afternoon where Howard University sits as a favorite to win this year’s conference title. The Bison share this year’s honor with the Eagles of Coppin State (CSU), producing 112 points apiece. HU racked up four first-place votes while CSU earned nine first-place votes. The two heavyweights finished the 2022 conference season 12-2 while sharing the MEAC regular season crown. Additionally, program standout Rya McKinnon (Bessemer, Ala.) was…

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NC Central Volleyball announces 2023 schedule

Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University volleyball team has announced its 23-match schedule for the fall of 2023. NCCU will host Duke University for the first time in its modern era to highlight its home slate, while other focal points include a pair of in-state tournaments and 14 league matches. All fans should mark their calendars for back-to-back home matches on Wednesday-Thursday, Sept. 13-14, when NCCU hosts Duke and Santa Clara University. The Eagles will entertain their Durham neighbors for the first time…

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Delaware State Volleyball faces Nebraska in opening round of NCAA Tournament

Courtesy of Jared Wilcox, Delaware State Athletics The Delaware State women’s volleyball team will face No. 2 seed Nebraska in the first round of the 2022 Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on Thursday December 1 as announced on the NCAA Women’s Selection Special which aired on ESPNU Sunday night. The Hornets and Cornhuskers who enter this week as two of the top teams in opposition hitting percentage will face off against each other for the first time between these two programs. Delaware State earned its first-ever bid to the Women’s Volleyball Championship…

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Changing sports led Rya McKinnon to athletic success

Courtesy of Rob Knox, Howard Athletics Consultant WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rya McKinnon went from one sport in which her height was a potential liability to one where it’s a treasured asset. After all, there aren’t many 5-foot, 11-inch gymnasts. However, it’s a perfect height for volleyball where the Howard freshman outside hitter has found a home as a fearsome attacker. “I was pretty sad at first,” McKinnon said. “Gymnastics is a hard sport. I am very glad that I stopped playing. I was too tall for gymnastics. Even on the volleyball court,…

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South Carolina State Volleyball swept by NC Central in last regular season match

Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics 0 South Carolina St. 0-25, 0-14 MEAC 3  N.C. Central 7-18, 6-8 MEAC Team 1 2 3 F South Carolina St. 12 17 16 (0) N.C. Central 25 25 25 (3) DURHAM, NC—The South Carolina State women’s volleyball team closed out the regular season on the road in an, 0-3, MEAC loss to North Carolina Central inside McDougald-McLendon. South Carolina State falls to 0-25 overall, 0-14 in the MEAC, while NCCU improves to 7-18 overall, 6-8 MEAC) Despite the loss, SC State was led Kiarra Douglas…

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Morgan State Volleyball swept by Coppin State, 3-0

Courtesy of Kevin C. Paige, MSU Athletics Communications The Morgan State volleyball team battled through dealing with a depleted roster due to injuries and illness and gave crosstown rival Coppin State all it could handle in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) regular season finale on Friday evening. However, in the end it would be Coppin State pulling out a slim 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23) victory over Morgan State at Hill Field House. Coppin State (21-9, 12-2 in the MEAC) would sweep the season series with the victory and earn a share…

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November 11. 2022 MEAC Volleyball Recap

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coppin State 3, Morgan State 0Delaware State 3, Maryland Eastern Shore 0Howard 3, Norfolk State 0North Carolina Central 3, South Carolina State 0 Coppin State 3, Morgan State 0 BALTIMORE, Md. — Ammaarah Williams slammed a match-high 10 kills to lead Coppin State to a 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23) sweep at Morgan State on Friday night, clinching the program’s second MEAC regular-season title in the last three seasons. The Eagles now stand at 21-9 overall and 12-2 in league play and will share the league title…

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