TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sophomore setter Celene Morris was one dig shy of her seventh double-double of the season to highlight play for the visiting North Carolina Central University volleyball team in a 3-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference loss at Florida A&M University on Friday.
 
The Rattlers, who are ineligible for the MEAC Championship Tournament, improved to 6-12 on the season and 4-1 in the league with the 25-23, 25-10, 25-20 triumph.
 
NC Central (3-15, 2-3) will conclude its five-match road swing with a battle at Bethune-Cookman University on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
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Morris racked up 16 assists and nine digs to just miss her third MEAC double-double in five conference clashes.
 
Junior Christine Alcox topped NCCU's attackers with six kills. Sophomores Arlanda Faulkner and Estfania Louis each added four kills. Louis matched classmate Ammaarah Williams with three block assists.
 
Junior libero Yomaries Villegas paced the Lady Eagles with 13 assists.
 
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Maria Yvett Garcia also came up one dig shy of a double-double, leading the victors with 13 kills and nine digs.
 
1ST SET: In the tightest set of the match, a block by Faulkner tied up the frame for an eighth and final time at 22-all. However, a service error let the Rattlers regain the lead and a block and one of Alyssa Brown's seven kills in the match ended the two-point win for Florida A&M.
 
2ND SET: The hosts jumped out 8-2 and never looked back, hitting .412 in the 15-point win.
 
3RD SET: FAMU led for most of the third set as well, with NCCU never holding an advantage in the final game. The Lady Eagles still kept things close and were tied 17-17 before the Rattlers race away with the next four points before winning by five.