Box Score DOVER, Del. – Delaware State was brilliant on offense, and the Hornets took care of the Norfolk State volleyball team by a 3-0 score on Sunday afternoon in a conference matchup at Memorial Hall.
 
Delaware State hit .315 for the match in winning 25-18, 26-24 and 25-22. Nevershi Ellis and Jasmine Jackson combined for 21 kills and 13 digs to lead the way for DSU (1-15, 1-4 MEAC).
 
Sophomore Dominique Parker had nine kills, and junior Angie Darcus and freshman Clarke Tyler each had eight to pace the way for NSU (0-17, 0-5).
 
The Spartans fell behind in the first set, 12-4, and only got as close as four at 17-13 on a service ace from sophomore Kayla Cason.
 
It was a much more entertaining second set, though, as the lead went back and forth. NSU erased a four-point deficit thanks to a 6-1 run, forcing a DSU timeout with the Hornets down 9-8. The Spartans called timeout a little later down 13-10, but a kill from Tyler capped a short 5-1 spurt and gave NSU a 17-16 advantage.
 
After DSU grabbed the lead back for one play, a service ace from Darcus and a block by Tyler put NSU in control, 22-19. Jackson kept the Hornets alive when the Spartans needed one more point for the second-set win, and DSU ultimately won seven of the last nine points in the stanza.
 
The Spartans had a chance in the third set as well. Following a DSU timeout, senior Jasmin Flowers threw down a kill for a 7-4 NSU lead. The Hornets won the next five points, but a block from Parker and Tyler finished a 5-1 run for a 12-10 advantage. Delaware State took the lead back and eventually went ahead by two, 19-17. Down 21-19, the Spartans won three straight, capped by a Parker kill, but DSU won the last four points of the match to make it a clean sweep.
 
As a team, NSU hit .134 and committed 22 attack errors. Flowers finished with five kills, and junior Darcy Moore added 20 assists and six digs.
 
NSU will head back out on the road next Friday when the Spartans travel to UMES for a 6 p.m. matchup.