BALTIMORE, Md. – North Carolina Central held a two-set lead before falling 3-2 (25-18, 25-19, 22-25, 19-25, 11-15) to Morgan State in a MEAC volleyball match at Hill Field House on Friday.

RECORDS
NCCU is 1-2 in the MEAC and 4-11 overall. Morgan State is 2-1 in the MEAC and 5-8 overall.

NCCU TOP PERFORMERS

• Kamren Harper totaled a season-high 23 kills with eight digs and Makenzi Searcy added 14 kills.
• Manuela Cripa Nasser dished out 43 assists and added nine digs.
• Loren Johnson collected 18 digs and three service aces.
• Tayah Little contributed seven kills and two total blocks.

• The Eagles took control late in the first and second sets for a 2-0 match lead.
• The tide turned in the third set as the Bears gained momentum late for their first set win.
• The Bears led the majority of the fourth set to tie the match.
• The Eagles only trailed 7-6 in the fifth and final set but the Bears reeled of four straight points for an 11-6 lead on their way to winning the match.

• The Eagles last played three straight five-set matches in 2023. In fact, they did it twice that year including three consecutive conference matches. But not since becoming a full MEAC member in 2011 has NCCU opened league play with three consecutive five-set matches.
• NCCU led Morgan State in kills (58-52), assists (52-45) and digs (55-51) but committed more service errors (15-14) and attack errors (23-16).

NEXT UP
The Eagles stay in Baltimore, Md., to take on Coppin State Sunday, Oct. 5. First serve is 1 p.m.

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