NCCU Volleyball Looks To Keep Streak Alive Against S.C. State

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central is seeking its second straight win on Friday, Oct. 17, when the Eagles visit South Carolina State in Orangeburg, S.C., at 6 p.m. The MEAC matchup takes place at Dukes Gymnasium.

The Eagles own a 28-9 lead in the season series since 2007 including a 20-match winning streak.

RECORDS
NCCU – 2-4 in the MEAC and 5-13 overall
S.C. State – 1-4 in the MEAC and 4-14 overall

LIVE STATS
Follow the match via live stats on nccueaglepride.com. The match will not be livestreamed.

NCCU vs. S.C. STATE

The Eagles are sixth in the MEAC standings and the Bulldogs are seventh.
The match features two of the MEAC's top 10 hitters – Kamren Harper (NCCU) and Kiyah Felder (SCSU), who ranks eighth in kills per set (2.51).
The match also features two of the MEAC's top 10 defensive players – Loren Johnson (NCCU) and Miya Benson (SCSU), who is fourth in digs per set (2.96).
The Bulldogs are last in the MEAC in points per set (11.59), hitting percentage (.113), kills per set (8.35) and assists per set (7.76).

ABOUT NCCU

NCCU has beaten three non-conference opponents, which is the most in a season by an Eagles' team since becoming a full MEAC member in 2011.
The Eagles are second in the MEAC in digs per set (14.65) and third in kills per set (11.43) and assists per set (10.47).
Kamren Harper is the Eagles' career leader in kills in the Division I era. The NCCU senior has 1,008 kills entering the S.C. State match.
Harper is second in the MEAC in kills per set (3.77) and fourth in points per set (4.09).
Manuela Cripa Nasser ranks second in the MEAC in assists per set (9.12).
Allyson Rouse (.292) and Leanna Beaty (.260) are fifth and sixth, respectively, in attack percentage in the MEAC.
Loren Johnson ranks third in the MEAC in digs per set (3.76) and 10th in service aces per set (0.35).
Neira Joldic ranks ninth in the MEAC in digs per set (2.44).