The FAMU volleyball team is tied for the number one spot in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after defeating the top ranked South Carolina State University (SCSU) Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are not only the defending MEAC champions, but also the team that eliminated FAMU from the conference tournament last year.
The Lady Rattlers team avenged their Sept. 30 loss to SCSU with a commanding 3-0 sweep (25-17, 25-20, 27-25).
FAMU (7-12, 5-1 MEAC) was paced by Maria Ceccarelli with a team high 14 kills, followed by Marija Jovanovic with 13. Diana Gonzalez led the Lady Rattlers in assists with 37. Karol Marquez led the team in digs with 17.
FAMU won the first set 25-17 and the second set 25-20.
In the third set, SCSU went on an 8-3 run to tie the set at 23-23. The Lady Bulldogs would tie the set again at 24-24 on a Shabree Robinson kill. SCSU then took advantage of a FAMU attack error to go up 25-24 over the Lady Rattlers.
A kill by Pamela Barrera tied the set at 25-25. Then, the Lady Rattlers would take advantage of a Gonzales kill, followed by a Bria Brimmer setting error, giving FAMU a 27-25 win.
The Lady Rattlers team avenged their Sept. 30 loss to SCSU with a commanding 3-0 sweep (25-17, 25-20, 27-25).
FAMU (7-12, 5-1 MEAC) was paced by Maria Ceccarelli with a team high 14 kills, followed by Marija Jovanovic with 13. Diana Gonzalez led the Lady Rattlers in assists with 37. Karol Marquez led the team in digs with 17.
FAMU won the first set 25-17 and the second set 25-20.
In the third set, SCSU went on an 8-3 run to tie the set at 23-23. The Lady Bulldogs would tie the set again at 24-24 on a Shabree Robinson kill. SCSU then took advantage of a FAMU attack error to go up 25-24 over the Lady Rattlers.
A kill by Pamela Barrera tied the set at 25-25. Then, the Lady Rattlers would take advantage of a Gonzales kill, followed by a Bria Brimmer setting error, giving FAMU a 27-25 win.
