Howard Volleyball Has 3-0 Win Over Norfolk State on Senior Night

Howard Volleyball Has 3-0 Win Over Norfolk State on Senior Night https://t.co/U8gm6lgKqe

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  – It was senior night at Howard University as the Bison volleyball team ended its regular season on a high note Friday in Burr Gymnasium. The Bison defeated the Norfolk State Spartans (4-18, 3-7 MEAC) in three sets, 25-11, 25-16, 25-19 to improve to 17-10 overall and 9-1 in the MEAC. Seniors Courtney Dalton, Tamia Dockery and Olubunmi Okunade were honored. The three seniors have been MEAC Champions each of their collegiate years.

Set one was all Howard's as they hit the floor on a 5-0 run and ended the set with six unanswered points, 25-11.

In set two the Spartans were on the board first. The Bison, however had another high scoring run pushing the score to 7-1 early. The Spartans kept up the fight. Howard was up 15-7 when attack errors gave Norfolk four of six points to bring the Spartans within three, 15-12. Their efforts fell short. The Bison took set two, 25-16.

Set three was a competitive showing between the two teams. The Spartans saw an 8-7 lead and kept the game close. It was a tie at 10-10 before the Bison pulled away without looking back. Howard won the third set and ended the game, 25-19.

Jurnee Tipton led the Bison with 18 kills, four digs and an ace. Kira Porter totaled eight kills, two blocks, and an ace. Libero Fola Wilson had four aces, four assists and three digs. Tamia Dockery tallied 32 assists, seven digs, a kill and an ace.

The highlight of the night was anticipating the milestones that Dockery is on pace to make. She went into the game with 984 digs, just 16 shy of 1,000. In Friday's game she had seven digs. Dockery ranks ninth on Howard's all-time digs list. She holds Howard's record for assists. The Bison volleyball team is looking forward to Dockery accomplishing the 1,000-digs feat next weekend. Howard will host the MEAC tournament on its home court in Burr Gym. As the number one Northern MEAC team, the Bison are seeking their fourth consecutive MEAC title and NCAA Tournament appearance.

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