DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central will conclude its volleyball regular season this week with two matches in two days.
The Eagles will host Elon on Thursday, Nov. 12, before visiting South Carolina State on Friday, Nov. 13. Both matches will start at 6 p.m. and will be aired on the MEAC Network.
The Eagles (6-7 MEAC, 8-17 overall) enter the final week tied for fifth in the conference standings. They are assured of a fifth or sixth seed in the MEAC Volleyball Championships regardless of the outcome against South Carolina State (1-12, 6-23), which is tied for seventh in the league.
NCCU and South Carolina State will meet for the second time this season after the Eagles defeated the Bulldogs at home 3-0 on Oct. 16. The Eagles will look to extend their 23-match winning streak in the series as a Division I program. They hold a 31-9 advantage over the Bulldogs with their last loss coming in 2015 in Orangeburg, S.C.
Before facing South Carolina State, NCCU will take on Elon in its final home match of the season. The Eagles fell to Elon 3-0 on the road last year and will be seeking their first victory in the non-conference series on Thursday.
Elon (10-17) competes in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). NCCU will face its third CAA opponent this season after playing North Carolina A&T on Sept. 10 and UNC Wilmington on Sept. 19.
The Eagles are led by
Talia Emmen and
Shalyn Bell. Emmen ranks third in the MEAC in kills per set (3.22) and points per set (3.79) and fifth in service aces per set (0.45). Bell ranks sixth in kills per set (2.76), fourth in points per set (3.46), second in service aces per set (0.52) and sixth in digs per set (2.71).
Morgan Wingo (.290) and
Aniah Bass (.238) rank sixth and ninth, respectively, in the MEAC in hitting percentage while
Breylan Fairley ranks third in assists per set (6.74) and seventh in service aces per set (0.42).
Allyson Rouse is 10
th in blocks per set (0.76).
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