Bowie State University women’s volleyball split two matches on Oct. 17 at CIAA Round-Up 2 in Petersburg, Va., falling to Winston-Salem 3-0 before sweeping Bluefield State 3-0. Bowie State finished the day 10-11 overall and 7-8 in CIAA play.
Bowie State Falls to Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem defeated Bowie State 25-21, 25-21 and 25-20. Bowie State finished with 31 kills and 31 attack errors, while Winston-Salem hit .128 and held a 12-5 advantage in total blocks.
Abena Asomani-Martin led Bowie State with nine kills, 11.5 points, 10 digs and two service aces. Gabrielle Hale added 26 assists, six digs, three kills and two total blocks, while Reece Culver recorded a team-high 16 digs and one service ace. Payton Swinton contributed four kills, seven digs and three service aces against Winston-Salem.
Bowie State cut a seven-point deficit to 12-10 in the second set of the Winston-Salem match, but Winston-Salem regained control and completed the sweep.
Bowie State Sweeps Bluefield State
Bowie State answered with a 25-22, 25-22 and 25-13 victory over Bluefield State. The Bulldogs took the first two sets by the same score before pulling away in the third.
Swinton led Bowie State with 12 kills, a .310 hitting percentage, 13 digs and one service ace. Hale finished with 34 assists, eight digs, four block assists and one service ace, while Culver collected 16 digs and two assists. Melisa Anacius added nine kills on a .263 hitting percentage and totaled four blocks. Bluefield State finished the day 13-11 overall and 8-7 in CIAA play.
Next Matches
Bowie State was scheduled to close CIAA Round-Up 2 on Sunday, Oct. 18, against Claflin at 9 a.m. and Livingstone at 3 p.m. Both matches were scheduled as part of the event’s final day.
For the official match recap and team information, visit Bowie State Athletics.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Bowie State responded to a three-set loss to Winston-Salem with a three-set victory over Bluefield State. Swinton, Hale, Culver and Anacius produced notable performances in the sweep, while Asomani-Martin led the Bulldogs against Winston-Salem.
The split left Bowie State at 10-11 overall and 7-8 in CIAA play entering the scheduled matches against Claflin and Livingstone.
Source: Original report
