ORANGEBURG, S.C. - Maryland Eastern Shore (4-10 (1-0)) defeated South Carolina State (2-10 (0-1) in straight sets at Dukes Gymnasium.

The Score

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 3

South Carolina State Bulldogs - 0

(25-20, 25-20, 25-17)

How It Happened

UMES opened the match by scoring 14 of the first 24 points to take a four-point advantage. Fueled by a pair of kills from Lilliana Montes, the Hawks doubled the lead with a 4-0 run. Although South Carolina State scored six of the next eight points to close the gap to four, UMES held on to win the opening frame 25-20.

In the second set, the Hawks and Bulldogs split the first 28 points of the set. Tied 14-14, the Maroon and Grey closed the frame on an 11-6 scoring run, highlighted by two kills from Montes and a pair of service aces from Kate-Linh Eden, to win the second set.

UMES and South Carolina State began the third set in a close match. Tied 11-11, UMES scored on a kill by Jayda Hutchins and benefited off of two Bulldog attack errors to go on a 3-0 run. Leading 16-15 later in the set, the Hawks generated a 6-0 scoring run, powered by a kill from Malaysia Shaw and back-to-back service aces from Karielys Melendez. One last kill by Montes iced both the third set and a straight sets victory for UMES.

The Numbers

• Montes paced the Hawks with 14 kills

• Jayda Hutchins (13 assists) and Eden (12 assists) combined for 25 assists

• Matias led the Hawks with 10 digs.

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