Box Score

UMES UMES 5-10,2-0 MEAC

N.C. Central NCCU 4-9,1-1 MEAC

UMES UMES

5-10,2-0 MEAC

Final

Sep. 28, 2025

N.C. Central NCCU

4-9,1-1 MEAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
UMES UMES	25	25	15	21	15	(3)
N.C. Central NCCU	18	15	25	25	9	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/28/2025 3:44:00 PM

Hawks Outlast Eagles in Five Sets, Matias Eclipses 1000 Career Digs

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Norfolk State University

10/3/2025 | 6 PM

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History

Roster

DURHAM, N.C. - Maryland Eastern Shore (5-10 (2-0)) defeated North Carolina Central (4-9 (1-1) at McDougald-McLendon Arena for their second straight road MEAC win.

The Score

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks - 3

North Carolina Central Eagles - 2

(25-18, 25-15, 15-25, 21-25, 15-9)

How It Happened

UMES and NCCU played a tightly-contested opening frame. With the Hawks leading 18-16, the Maroon and Grey closed the set on a 7-2 scoring run. UMES utilized a kill and a block from Anjola Omolewa, a kill and two service aces for Karielys Melendez, and a kill from Malaysia Shaw during the run. The Hawks scored the final five points en route to a 25-18 win in set one.

The Hawks opened the second set by scoring eight of the first nine points. Five different Hawks (Lilliana Montes, Kyra Bradford, Jayda Hutchins, Melendez, and Omolewa) registered a kill during the scoring surge. Although the Eagles got within three points, UMES never trailed in their wire-to-wire 25-15 win in set two.

North Carolina Central flipped the momentum in the third and fourth sets. In the third frame, the Eagles scored 12 of the first 15 points in the set to cruise to a 25-15 win. Even though the Hawks led 12-9 in set four, NCCU caught up with a 3-0 run and eventually sustained a 7-2 run to pull away for a 25-21 victory to even the match.

In the fifth frame, a service ace from Kate-Linh Eden and a solo block from Montes helped UMES build a 5-0 lead, forcing a timeout from NCCU. Kills from Montes, Shaw, and Melendez then helped the Hawks build their lead to 10-3, forcing another timeout from the Eagles. Despite a comeback attempt by NCCU, one final kill by Hutchins clinched a 15-9 victory for UMES in set five.

The Numbers

The Hawks improve to 14-4 in five-set matches under Vanessa Faircloth
In the second set, UMES registered a .607 attack percentage with 18 kills on just 28 attempts
At the service line, the Hawks finished with nine service aces to just six by the Eagles
At the net, UMES recorded 11 blocks to just eight by NCCU
Seven Hawks recorded four or more kills in the victory
Eden paced UMES with 26 assists. This is her third game with 20 or more assists. She also added two service aces
With 20 assists, Hutchins registered her ninth game of 20 or more assists. She also had a double-double with 11 digs and added 8 kills
Melendez finished with a team-high 11 kills on a .381 attack percentage. She also added a team-high four service aces and five digs
Montes recorded nine kills on a .320 attack percentage. She also recorded a team-high six total blocks (five solo blocks)
Omolewa added eight kills on a .350 attack percentage. She also added four total blocks
Bradford set a career-high with four kills on a 1.000 attack percentage

Matias Records Her 1000th Dig

Hawk libero Valeria Matias recorded her 1000th career dig during the opening set. Matias is the third player in UMES women's volleyball recorded history to eclipse 1000 digs in her career. Matias joins UMES All-Time Dig Leader Caylin Woodward (1313 digs) and 2020 MEAC Hall of Famer and two-time MEAC Player of the Year Jana Milin (1062 digs) as Hawks to reach this milestone.