RALEIGH, N.C. – Fayetteville State University beat Saint Augustine's College 3-0 Tuesday (Oct. 6) at Emery Gymnasium to snap the three-match volleyball win streak of the Lady Falcons. The score was 25-23, 25-11, 25-23.
The Lady Falcons were led by outside hitter Shakira Carter (Jr./St. Michael, Barbados) with seven kills and middle hitter Brittany Hicks (Fr./Louisburg, N.C.) with six kills. Roxanne Smith (So./St. Catherine, Jamaica) added 18 assists and libero Nicolette Campbell (So./Nassau, Bahamas) added 9 digs for the Lady Falcons.
Samantha Meeks sparked the Lady Broncos with a match-high 12 kills and Chekimbrell Jefferson added 10 kills. Achari Mainor collected 31 assists and tied Cailee Huffman with eight digs for the Lady Broncos.
The Lady Broncos remained atop the Western Division with a 5-0 record. They are 11-7 overall and 9-1 in the CIAA.
The Lady Falcons dropped to 3-3 in the Western Division, 7-4 in the CIAA and 12-12 overall. They are in third place in the Western Division. Their win streak started after losing to the Lady Broncos 3-1 in Fayetteville, N.C., on Sept. 24.
The Lady Falcons play again Oct. 14 at Cheyney (Pa.) University. The match starts at 7:00 p.m.