DURHAM, N.C. – The North Carolina Central University volleyball team will begin the home portion of its schedule on Tuesday when the Lady Eagles entertain Elon University in a non-conference match inside McDougald-McLendon Arena beginning at 7 p.m.
NCCU students will have a chance to participate in Tuesday's "Class Act" promotion. There will be designated seating sections for each of the four classes (freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior) and the section that has the most representation will be given the title from the athletics department as "The Best Class" at NCCU. Students are also encouraged to wear their NCCU Class of 20_ _ tee shirts. Admission is free. `
NCCU will be providing pay-per-view video ($7.95) of the match along with free audio and live stats. NCCU Sports Network broadcaster Mike Wood will be on air with the play-by-play. Fans can follow NCCU volleyball all season by visiting
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MATCH INFO
Tuesday, September 12 | 7 p.m.
Elon at NCCU
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N.C. Central Volleyball
The Lady Eagles picked up their first win of the season over the weekend, defeating Alabama A&M University in four sets during NCCU's middle match of the UNC Asheville Invitational. NCCU (1-5) dropped matches to the host Bulldogs and Stetson University around the win.
Senior
Casey Curran leads the Maroon and Gray with 2.26 kills per set and is second on the team with 2.32 digs per set. She has produced the most kills for the Lady Eagles in three of six matches.
Senior
Kelsey Murphy (1.84 kills/set), sophomore
Whitney White (1.53) and sophomore
Jazmine Daye (1.26) have all tallied at least eight kills in at least one match this season already. White (0.74) and Daye (0.47) are NCCU's top two blockers as well.
Junior setter
Paige Phillips (6.84 assists/set) and sophomore libero
Bree Simmons (3.84 digs/set) are both ranked amongst the top-5 of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in their respective specialties.
The Lady Eagles have struggled at the service game with just 11 aces in 19 sets, while committing 48 service errors and 52 reception errors.
NCCU is 0-9 all-time against Elon, including a 3-0 loss at the Phoenix Classic last season.
Elon Volleyball
The Phoenix has won six consecutive matches and went 4-0 in their home event this past weekend. Elon (9-2) has already surpassed its win total from last season (7-23).
Sophomore Kam Terry has started her second season with an impressive string of nine consecutive matches with double-digit kills. Terry, who had that streak come to an end with nine kills in her last match against Gardner-Webb, leads the Phoenix with 3.71 kills per set.
Two other Elon regulars are averaging over two kills per set in seniors Kayla Agae (2.58) and Ebony Scott (2.08).
The veteran team returned five starters from last season and senior Ally Karle is averaging nearly three points per set with 1.49 kills and a team-best 1.38 blocks.
Elon is hitting .208 on attack with junior Sydel Curry providing a whopping 10.56 assists per set.
The Phoenix has hovered around the top-10 of the nation in digs per set, with six continuous contributors averaging over one dig per set. Sophomore Maddie Jaudon anchors that defensive effort with 4.48 digs per set.
