Box Score

South Carolina St. SCSt 5-16,1-7 MEAC

UMES UMES 8-13,5-3 MEAC

South Carolina St. SCSt

5-16,1-7 MEAC

Final

Oct. 24, 2025

UMES UMES

8-13,5-3 MEAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
South Carolina St. SCSt	25	21	25	16	12	(2)
UMES UMES	20	25	11	25	15	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 10/24/2025 9:58:00 PM

Hawks Outlast Bulldogs 3-2, Improve to 5-3 in MEAC Play

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North Carolina Central University

10/26/2025 | 1 PM

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Oct. 26 (Sun) / 1 PM

North Carolina Central University

History

Roster

Maryland Eastern Shore (8-13, 5-3) defeated South Carolina State (5-16, 1-7) in five sets at Hytche Arena.

The Score

South Carolina State - 2

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 3

(20-25, 25-21, 11-25, 25-16, 15-12)

How It Happened

To begin the match, the Hawks started quickly by scoring seven of the first eight points, highlighted by kills from Rayah Howell and Lilliana Montes and service aces from Valeria Matias and Jocelyn Torres. Despite the early deficit, the visiting Bulldogs rallied to tie the match, 9-9, before closing the set on a 16-10 run to win the opening set by five.

Contrary to the first set, South Carolina State began quickly, generating 10 out of the first 15 points. Trailing by five, Maryland Eastern Shore, led by kills from Anjola Omolewa, Gabrielle McCoy, Montes, and Howell, battled back to take the lead with an 8-2 run. Even though the Bulldogs later usurped the lead, 18-15, the Maroon and Grey built an insurmountable lead, ending the second set on a 10-3 scoring run.

After South Carolina State pulled ahead again with a decisive win in set three, UMES sparked a rally in set four by scoring the first six points of the frame. Later on in the set, with the Hawks leading 17-13, UMES scored seven points in a row and eight of the last 11 points to force a fifth set.

Despite falling behind 7-5, the Maroon and Grey flipped momentum with a 6-2 run, highlighted by three kills from Malaysia Shaw. Although South Carolina State came back to tie the match, UMES cemented their fifth conference win with consecutive kills from Montes, Howell, and Omolewa.

The Numbers

The Hawks improve to 17-4 in five-set matches under Vanessa Faircloth
Montes paced the Hawks with 12 kills. This is her sixth double-digit kill match of the season
Howell finished with a career-high 11 kills, surpassing her previous high of 10 kills against Marshall on Sept. 12
Matias recorded a career-high six service aces. Her previous high was three service aces against Norfolk State on Sept. 29, 2023. Matias also paced the Hawks with 22 digs, generating her sixth match of 20 or more digs.
Omolewa led the Hawks with four blocks
Hutchins led the Hawks with 18 assists
Torres recorded 13 assists, finishing one assist shy of her season-high with 13 assists.
Alivia Proctor set a new season-high with nine digs