Saint Augustine’s University defeated Elizabeth City State University 3-0 on September 20 to cap a successful weekend in the CIAA Volleyball Round-Up I at Emery Gymnasium.

The Lady Falcons won two of three matches in the Round-Up. They defeated Virginia State University 3-0 and lost to Chowan University 3-0 on Saturday. Their record is 5-5 overall and 2-1 in the CIAA which is second-best among Southern Division teams.

The one-two punch of Olivia Porter (Jr./Bakersfield, CA) and Shakera Hall (Fr./Bridgetown, Barbados) keyed the Lady Falcons against Elizabeth City State. Porter led the team with 11 kills and Hall added seven kills in the 25-12, 25-14, 25-19 victory. As a unit, the Lady Falcons had a higher attack percentage (.261 to -.080) than their opponent.

The tandem of Meghan Mahon (Jr./Houston, TX) and Juliseea Thomas (Sr./St. Croix, US Virgin Islands) totaled 16 assists and 13 assists, respectively. CIAA digs leader Zoey Isom (Fr./Phoenix, AZ) added 20 digs.

For the Lady Vikings (0-6 overall, 0-3 CIAA), Chelsey Elliott collected 13 kills and Lauren Burgess had 21 assists. Krystal Sawyer finished with 11 digs.

The Lady Falcons will be searching for their third straight win when they visit Johnson C. Smith University on September 24 at 6 p.m. This will be the first Southern Division match for the Lady Falcons this season.