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HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University volleyball team will continue Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play this weekend, welcoming Morgan State to Holland Hall on Friday at 6 p.m., before heading to Dover, Del. on Sunday to face Delaware State at 3 p.m.

Morgan State leads the all-time series with the Lady Pirates 30-2, with Hampton's only two victories coming in 2008. The Lady Bears swept both of last year's meetings, 3-0 and 3-1, forcing the tiebreaker scenario that left Hampton out of the MEAC Tournament.

The Lady Pirates (6-18, 2-2 MEAC) are 30-11 all-time against Delaware State, though the Lady Hornets have won the last eight meetings – including a 3-1 decision at Holland Hall back on Oct. 8. Hampton last defeated Delaware State on Oct. 20, 2005.

Delaware State has won 11 of the last 12 meetings.

Senior Aaryn Harrison (Cary, N.C.) leads the Lady Pirates with 205 kills so far this season, an average of 2.66 per set. She also sits fourth in the MEAC in points with 247.0 on the season, an average of 3.21 per set.

Harrison recorded 11 kills this past Sunday at Howard, making her just the fourth player in Lady Pirates history to reach 1,000 kills for her career. With 1,003 kills heading into this weekend's action, Harrison joins Chavanca Hoskins (1,472), LaJaiah Miles (1,249) and Nicole Adams (1,244) on the 1,000-kill list.

Junior Lina Cordoba (Bogota, Colombia) holds a team-best hitting percentage of .253, thanks to 75 kills and just 30 errors in 178 total attacks. Senior Ivana Suput (Zitiste, Serbia) leads the team with 15 service aces, while junior Mianna Armstrong (Lomond, Alberta) has 14.

Freshman Sheileen Pagan (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico) and junior Juliana Chavez (Bogota, Colombia) each have 13 service aces, while Harrison has 11.

Junior Lihi Elkayam (Misgav, Israel) leads the team with 419 assists – an average of 6.98 per set – while Chavez has 186 for an average of 5.17 per set. Suput has a team-high 193 digs on defense – 3.39 per set – while Pagan has 136 so far this season, 1.86 per set.

Junior Erin Cox leads Morgan State (4-15, 2-2 MEAC) with 181 kills so far this season, for an average of 2.66 per set, while senior Dominique Bozier has a team-best .198 hitting percentage, thanks to 121 kills and 63 errors in 293 attacks.

Junior Dina Beamon has a team-high 11 service aces, while sophomore Jourdan Lemons has a team-high 319 assists – 5.50 per set. Beamon also leads the team in digs on defense, with 300 on the season for an average of 4.41 per set.

Delaware State (9-10, 1-2 MEAC) has won seven of its last nine matches, including a 3-2 decision over Morgan State this past Sunday. Senior Sarah Wheatcroft leads the Lady Hornets with 178 kills so far this season, averaging 2.41 per set. In all, five Lady Hornets have at least 100 kills for the season.

Senior Martina Ferrari has a team-high 664 assists – an average of 8.85 per set – while also leading Delaware State with 24 service aces. Of the six Delaware State players with at least 100 digs on defense, junior Sonja Benicevic leads with 308 – an average of 5.43 per set.

For more information on Hampton University volleyball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.