BOWIE, Md. - An undermanned Bowie State volleyball squad battled, but fell in straight sets to Virginia Union in a match played at the A.C. Jordan Arena Mondaynight.
The Lady Panthers won the first set 25-6 and the second 25-16. The Lady Bulldogs played well in the third set and kept it close until VUU broke a 15-15 tie by going on a 10-1 run, to close out the final set 25-16. Bowie State drops to 2-17 on the season (1-10 CIAA, 0-5 North) while the Lady Panthers improve to 5-8 overall (5-5 CIAA, 2-2 North).
Senior Brelyn Finley (District Heights, Md.) and sophomore Yaje Ngundam (Bowie, Md.) had five kills apiece to lead the Lady Bulldogs. Senior Briana Flowers (Millersville, Md.) had a team-high 10 assists, a service ace and five digs, while sophomore Marissa Martinez (Albuquerque, N.M.) contributed a team-high nine digs and a service ace.
Virginia Union was led by Kristin Madison (Fayetteville, N.C.) with a match-high 10 kills to go along with two service aces, four digs and one block assist. Esha Atkins (Killeen, Texas) accounted for 16 of the Lady Panthers 17 total assists and tallied a match-high seven service aces.
The Lady Bulldogs return to action Thursday (10/10) travelling south to face Virginia State University at 6 pm.
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