2017 LADY BEARS

VOLLEYBALL NOTES

Volleyball SID: Kevin C. Paige ♦ Phone: (443) 885-3009 ♦ Email: Ravenspr26@aol.com / Kevin.Paige@morgan.edu

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2017 Schedule/Results

Overall: 0-3 MEAC: 0-0

AUGUST

25 vs. Wake Forest # L 0-3

26 vs. UNCG # L 0-3

26 vs. UMass Lowell # L 1-3

SEPTEMBER 1 at S.E. Missouri State + 12:30 p.m. CT

1 vs. Evansville + 4:30 p.m. CT

2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff + 11 a.m. CT

5 at American 7 p.m.

8 vs. UMBC ! 12:30 p.m.

8 at Loyola-Maryland ! 7 p.m.

9 vs. Presbyterian ! Noon

15 vs. Western Michigan ^ 4:30 p.m.

16 at UNC Wilmington ^ 12:30 p.m.

16 vs. Liberty ^ 4:30 p.m.

29 at Hampton * 6 p.m.

OCTOBER 1 at Norfolk State * 3 p.m.

4 HOWARD * 7 p.m.

13 MD EASTERN SHORE * 5:30 p.m.

15 DELAWARE STATE *@ 3 p.m.

20 at Coppin State * 7 p.m.

27 HAMPTON * 7 p.m.

29 NORFOLK STATE *% 3 p.m.

NOVEMBER

3 at Maryland Eastern Shore * 7 p.m.

5 at Delaware State * 3 p.m.

10 at Howard * 7 p.m.

12 COPPIN STATE * 3 p.m.

17-19 at MEAC Championship $ TBA

Home games are in bold; * MEAC match

# Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic;

+ Redhawks Invitational; ! Charm City Challenge;

^ Courtyard By Marriott Tournament;

@ Homecoming; % Dig Pink Match

$ MEAC Championships (Princess Anne, Md.)

Match 4 (Redhawks Invitational) Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-3, 0-0 MEAC)

at Southeast Missouri State “Redhawks” (1-2, 0-0 OVC)

Date: Friday, August 25, 2017 ♦ 12:30 p.m. CT

Place: Show Me Center ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Series: First Meeting

Match 5 (Redhawks Invitational) Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-3, 0-0 MEAC)

vs. Evansville “Purple Aces” (3-0, 0-0 MVC)

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017 ♦ 4:30 p.m. CT

Place: Show Me Center ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Series: First Meeting

Match 6 (Redhawks Invitational) Morgan State “Lady Bears” (0-3, 0-0 MEAC)

vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff “Lions” (1-3, 0-0 SWAC)

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2017 ♦ 11 a.m. CT

Place: Show Me Center ♦ Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Series: First Meeting

Lady Bears Head To ‘Show Me State’ For Redhawks Invitational

The Lady Bears volleyball team will travel to the ‘Show Me State’ this weekend to compete in

the Redhawks Invitational, hosted by Southeast Missouri State (Sept. 1-2) in Cape Girardeau,

Missouri. Morgan State (0-3) will face the host Redhawks on Friday, Sept. 1 at 12:30 p.m. CT,

before closing out the day against Evansville at 4:30 p.m. MSU will conclude the tournament

against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at 11 a.m. All three match times are

Central Time and will be played at Show Me Center.

MSU AGAINST THE FIELD: Prior to this weekend, Morgan State has never faced Southeast

Missouri State, Evansville or Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

LAST WHISTLE: Morgan State opened up the 2017 campaign last weekend in Greensboro,

N.C. for the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic (Aug. 25-26), hosted by the University of North

Carolina Greensboro. The Lady Bears would drop the opener to Wake Forest, 3-0 and were then

swept by host UNCG. The Lady Bears would pick up their first set victory of the season, but

then dropped the next three sets in a 3-1 loss to UMass Lowell in the tournament finale.

NEXT UP: The Lady Bears will travel to the Nation’s Capital on Tuesday, Sept. 5 to take on the

Eagles of American University. First serve is 7 p.m. at Bender Arena.

PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999: When the Lady Bears square off against Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the

finale of the Redhawks Invitational (9/2), it will not only be the first meeting between the two

Division I Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) programs, but it will also mark

a rare meeting for Morgan against a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) foe. The last

time MSU, a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference faced a SWAC opponent was

Sept. 17, 1999, a 3-0 victory over Prairie View A&M. The Lady Bears are a perfect 6-0 all-time

against SWAC opponents with all six wins coming under the direction of Coach Bozier.

SOMEONE NEW: Morgan State will square off against eight first-time

opponents this season. When the Lady Bears head to Greensboro, N.C. for

the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic (Aug. 25-26), they will face Wake

Forest for the first time ever in the season opener and then the University

of Massachusetts Lowell in the finale. A week later Morgan State will

travel to Cape Girardeau, Mo. for the Redhawks Invitational (Sept. 1-2),

where they will face host Southeast Missouri State, Evansville and the

University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, all for the first time. The Lady Bears

and Presbyterian will meet for the first time in the finale of the Charm City

Challenge (Sept. 9) on the campus of Loyola-Maryland. Morgan State will

then take on Western Michigan and host University of North Carolina

Wilmington for the first time, when they meet in Wilmington, N.C. in the

Courtyard by Marriott Tournament (Sept. 15-16). 1992 TEAM TO BE HONORED: 25 years ago Morgan State captured its

first MEAC Volleyball championship with a 3-1 victory over Florida

A&M in the 1992 title match. That team will be celebrated and honored

during homecoming weekend and prior to the Lady Bears’ match against

Delaware State (10/15) at Hill Field House.

FOUR NAMED TO MEAC ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: Morgan State

had four players named to the 2016 MEAC Volleyball All-Academic

Team, based on their academic success during the 2015-16 school year.

Two of the four recognized (Keana Browne and Michaela Collins) return

for the 2017 season. Collins was also named to the MEAC Commissioner’s

All-Academic Team for maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better

during the 2016-17 academic year.

TOURNAMENT EXPOSURE: Morgan State will face two opponents

this season (American and Howard) that reached the NCAA Volleyball

Tournament in 2016. The Lady Bears will visit American on Sept. 5 in

Washington, D.C. and will face defending MEAC champion Howard on

Oct. 4 in Baltimore and again on Nov. 10 in Washington, D.C.

WELCOME TO THE CAVE: Morgan State will welcome the addition

of six newcomers to the 2017 squad, three of which are freshman and three

junior transfers. Those newcomers are freshmen Shadae Debraux (Fort

Washington, Md.), Trinity Smith (Detroit, Mich.) and Mykaela Ross

(Farmington Hill, Mich.) along with junior transfers Cristen Coryatt (Sugar

Land, Texas), Kheanna Landrum (Goodyear, Ariz.) and Deja Lester (Flint,

Mich.).

SAYING GOODBYE: Morgan State will say goodbye to its two seniors,

Keana Browne and Michaela Collins prior to its regular season finale

‘Senior Day’ match against crosstown rival Coppin State on Nov. 12 at

Hill Field House.

2017 Morgan State Lady Bears Roster

No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Natashia Barker OH/RS 5-10 Jr.-1L Phoenix, Ariz. (South Mountain HS/Texas Southern Univ.)

2 Shadae Debraux MH/RS 5-11 Fr.-HS Fort Washington, Md. (Bishop McNamara HS)

3 Kheanna Landrum RS 5-8 Jr.-TR Goodyear, Ariz. (South Mountain Community College) 4 Milan Amos OH 6-1 Jr.-2L Owings Mills, Md. (Dulaney High School)

5 Monette Daniels MH/OH 5-11 Jr.-2L Southfield, Mich. (Cass Technical High School)

7 Nnedi Oguayo OH 6-2 So.-1L Beltsville, Md. (High Point High School) 8 Deja Lester MB 5-10 Jr.-TR Flint, Mich. (Carman-Ainsworth HS/Arizona Western College)

9 Cristen Coryatt OH 5-9 Jr.-TR Sugar Land, Texas. (Stephen F. Austin HS/Monroe College)

11 Jasmin Hubbard OH/L 5-7 So.-1L Reno, Nevada (Damonte Ranch High School) 12 Mykaela Ross OH/RS 5-7 Fr.-HS Farmington Hill, Mich. (North Farmington High School)

15 Michaela Collins RS/MB 6-1 Sr.-3L Sacramento, Calif. (West Campus High School)

16 Keana Browne MH/RS 6-2 Sr.-3L Virginia Beach, Va. (Landstown High School) 19 Trinity Smith S/DS 5-7 Fr.-HS Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical High School)

28 Roi Wallace S 5-9 So.-1L San Dimas, Calif. (Claremont High School)

Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier (Morgan State ‘87; 30th Season)

Assistant Coach: Gabrielle Otero (Coppin State ‘15; 2nd Season) Managers: Kameryn Robinson, Morgan Blackwell

MSU QUICK FACTS

Location: Baltimore, Md. Founded: 1867

Enrollment: 7,800

President: Dr. David Wilson Nickname: Lady Bears

Colors: Orange & Blue

Arena: Hill Field House Conference: MEAC

Athletic Dir.: Ed Scott

Head Coach: Ramona Riley-Bozier Alma Mater: Morgan State, ‘87

Record at MSU: 433-454/30th yr.

Career Record: 433-454/30th yr. Assistants: Gabrielle Otero

Alma Mater: Coppin State, ‘15

VB Contact: Kevin Paige Email: Ravenspr26@aol.com

Phone: 443-885-3009

Fax: 443-885-8307

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HUBBARD NAMED TO All-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Sophomore

Libero Jasmin Hubbard was named to the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic

All-Tournament team (Aug. 26). The Sparks, Nevada native finished with

a team-leading 40 digs, reaching double figures in digs in every contest,

while adding five assists in three matches played. Hubbard totaled 11 digs

in the season opener against Wake Forest, then recorded a team-high 14

digs and two assists against host North Carolina Greensboro. She closed

out the tournament with a team-best 15 digs and set a career-high three

assists in the finale against UMass Lowell.

OPENING SERVE: Morgan State is 8-17 in season openers since the

1993 season, after it dropped a 3-0 decision to Wake Forest (8/26) in last

week’s season opener in the Spartan-Demon Deacon Classic. The Lady

Bears, who have lost six consecutive season openers, last won on opening

day in 2011 when they defeated Saint Peter’s 3-0 at the La Salle Invita-

tional (8/26/11).

MORGAN PICKED THIRD IN MEAC NORTH: Morgan State was

picked to finish third in the northern division of the Mid-Eastern Athletic

Conference (MEAC) preseason poll, as voted by the league’s head

coaches and sports information directors. Last year, the Lady Bears were

picked to finish third and went 7-21 overall, 7-5 in the MEAC good for a

third-place finish.

BOZIER ENTERS 30TH SEASON: Morgan State head coach Ramona

Riley-Bozier enters her 30th season at the helm of the Lady Bear program.

The all-time winningest coach at Morgan State (433), Riley-Bozier guided

the Lady Bears to 88 consecutive MEAC Northern Division wins between

1994-2003. She has led MSU to five MEAC Championships, three NCAA

Tournament appearances and earned MEAC Coach of the Year honors

five times. Bozier also coached the softball team at MSU for seven sea-

sons and in 1999 led the team to its only MEAC title game appearance. A

native of Kansas City, Mo., Bozier, is a graduate of Morgan State, where

she was a two-sport start in volleyball and track. She is one of 11 players

in the history of the program to have registered 1,000 career kills. On the

track, Bozier was a three-time All-American and one of the top triple

jumpers at Morgan. She still holds the UMBC meet record in the 60 meter

dash (1983) and ran the first leg of the 4X100 relay, which in 1986 set the

school record in a time of 44.47 seconds, which also still stands. That

squad would also win the Penn Relays and finished second that year at the

Division I National Championships. Bozier was inducted into the Morgan

State Hall of Fame in 2003.