DURHAM, N.C. — Freshman setter Isis Mitchell recorded 34 assists to propel the North Carolina Central University volleyball team to a 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Southern Division win over Savannah State University to begin NCCU's Homecoming athletic festivities Friday evening.
 
The Lady Eagles hit .302 and held the Lady Tigers to a negative hitting percentage in rolling to the 25-13, 25-15, 25-12 triumph. NCCU (5-17 Overall, 3-5 MEAC) jumped ahead of Savannah State (3-18, 2-5) in the league standings for the final playoff position from the Southern Division with one week left in the regular season.
 
NCCU next hosts South Carolina State University on Sunday at Noon.
 
NCCU HIGHLIGHTS & STATS:
 
A quartet of Lady Eagle starters had big outings attacking the ball. Sophomore Christine Alcox led all players with 12 kills and finished with a .364 hitting percentage. Senior Whitney White hit an impressive .636 on the way to nine kills while fellow middle blocker freshman Morgan Goodwin blasted eight kills at a .250 clip. Freshman outside hitter Arlanda Faulkner chipped in seven more kills at a .316 rate.
 
White had four block assists and Goodwin contributed one solo block and one block assists as they joined Alcox for 10-plus point performances.
 
Mitchell tallied 34 assists on NCCU's 42 kills and flirted with a double-double with seven digs. She also served up two of the four maroon and gray aces.
 
The Lady Eagles had a strong defensive showing with senior libero Erika Ianovale topping all players with 17 digs. Faulkner added 10 digs.
 
SAVANNAH STATE HIGHLIGHTS & STATS:
 
The Lady Tigers struggled offensively and did not have a player with more than four kills. Sophomore Tyran Chenault highlighted play for the visitors with two solo block and four block assists. Sophomore setter Salma Gonzalez settled for 12 assists and junior libero Liz Ortiz Munoz tallied 10 digs.
 
SET-BY-SET:
 
1ST: The Lady Eagles hit .312 in the opener to coast to the 12-point win. Alcox and Faulkner both blasted four kills and Ianovale made eight digs.
 
2ND: NC Central scored the first five points and led wire-to-wire. Goodwin accounted for eight kills, including an overpass spike on set point.
 
3RD: The Lady Eagles, who were tied twice in the first set, completed the match never trailing Savannah State. NCCU scored the first four points and never looked back with its most lopsided win. The Lady Eagles crushed 16 kills on 29 attempts with just three errors for a sizzling .448 hitting percentage. White and Alcox each smashed a half dozen kills.