Bowie State University women’s volleyball lost to Millersville 3-1 on the road Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. The set scores were 12-25, 25-17, 16-25 and 22-25. Bowie State entered the match with an 11-13 record, while Millersville held a 6-15 mark.
Bowie State recorded 37 kills, nine service aces and 53 digs while hitting .094. Millersville posted 51 kills and hit at a .233 clip.
Payton Swinton Leads Bowie State
Payton Swinton led Bowie State with 13 kills, four service aces and 18.5 points. She also added nine digs.
Gabrielle Hale contributed 27 assists, four digs, three kills and one service ace. Mil’lanni Marte had a team-high 14 digs, while Iman Wright added six kills on a .357 hitting percentage and one service ace.
Millersville Answers Bowie State’s Second-Set Win
Millersville dominated the first set 25-12, but Bowie State bounced back in the second set. The Bulldogs built a 16-9 lead and closed out the frame with the final four points to even the match at 1-1 with a 25-17 win.
Bowie State held an 11-8 advantage in the third set before Millersville surged ahead 18-13. The Marauders finished the set 25-16 and carried the momentum into the fourth.
The Bulldogs pulled even at 18-18 in the fourth set after kills from Melisa Anacius and Gabrielle Hale, along with a Hale-Anacius block. Millersville reached set point at 24-20. Amara Pope and Swinton answered with kills, but Millersville closed out the match 25-22.
MSB Take
Bowie State’s second-set victory and its rally in the fourth highlighted the match, but Millersville finished with advantages in kills and hitting percentage. The Bulldogs hit .094 compared with Millersville’s .233 mark.
Bowie State is scheduled to host Lincoln University (PA) on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. at A.C. Jordan Arena in Bowie, Maryland.
Source: Original report
