Coleman Breaks Program Record, Propels Coppin State Eagles To 3-1 Victory

MIAJAVON COLEMAN

BALTIMORE, Maryland –  Coppin State was aided by an Asia Stennis double-double and a record-breaking (four set matches) 25 Miajavon Coleman kills to fight off the pesky Delaware State Hornets 3-1. The Lady Eagles fell behind after the first set but persevered to rattle off three consecutive wins to earn the match.
 
The Basics

• Final Score: Coppin State 3, Delaware State 1
• Records: Coppin State 7-17 (2-3 MEAC), Delaware State 2-20 (0-5 MEAC)
• Location: Baltimore, MD – Physical Education Complex Arena
• Series History: Delaware State Leads 45-20

Box Score
 
How It Happened

First Set

• Ties were the name of the game in the first set as the two squads failed to earn significant separation.
• The largest lead came for Delaware State at the 23-19 mark, but CSU would make the Hornets sweat, rattling off four unanswered points before      DSU shut the door at 25-23.
• The Lady Hornets might have won the set, but Eagles attackers Stennis and Coleman kept Coppin within striking distance, knocking down 12 kills between the two.
• To go along with her seven kills, Stennis was stellar in her attempts, hitting .667 on nine attacks.
• Both squads made the other earn its points, as each team only committed five errors apiece for the set.
• Delaware State's set victory was its first in its last five matches along with the first set won in MEAC play for the Hornets.

Second Set

• Coppin State responded with authority, sailing to a 13-7 advantage via four separate kill contributors.
• DSU would claw back within three and make a game of it, however a 7-1 final surge knotted the match at one.
• Coleman contributed six more kills, with her right-hand woman being Lauryn Harrell with four of her own.

Third Set

• The Lady Hornets and Lady Eagles went back to the stalemate format of the first set, as five ties in the first 20 points suggested another tightly contested outing.
• A Coppin 5-1 run broke the set open just enough for the Eagles to hold the Hornets at bay, as the four-point spread was the final margin in a 25-21 third set decision.
• Coleman continued her torrid pace, smashing another 7 kills to lead the Eagles attack once again.

Fourth Set

• Delaware State was a feisty foe for Coppin State as the Hornets led as late as 21-19.
• Coppin turned up the heat from there, taking off on a 4-0 burst to put DSU on the brink of elimination.
• Delaware State fought back to get it tied again at 23 before kills by Christa Johnson and Coleman put the final nail in the coffin, 25-23.

Inside the Numbers

• Coleman rewrote the record books for the second time, clubbing the most kills in program history for a four-set match. The previous record also came against the Hornets, when Stacy Celestin accomplished the feat 15 years ago.
• CSU had a top-heavy barrage on the statsheet, as 49 of the team's 56 kills were courtesy of Lauryn Harrell (12), Asia Stennis (12), and Miajavon Coleman (25).
• Stennis recorded her second double-double in as many matches and fourth of 2018.
• Harrell went over the 10-kill mark for the first time in her young career.
• Brianna Lang put together her second highest assist total so far, racking up 50 assists and a 12.5 average on the day.
• Asia Stennis and Chelsie Kolibar both hit double-digit digs to lead the Eagles, as Kolibar hit 13 to go with 11 for Stennis.

Who's Next?

• CSU's volleyball program welcomes the preseason conference favorites, Bethune-Cookman, to the Physical Education Complex on Friday at 5 p.m.

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