BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State avenged a loss earlier this year to the Spartans with a 3-0 win over the Norfolk State volleyball team on Sunday afternoon at the Hill Field House.
 
The Bears still remain the only team NSU has beaten this year. Morgan State made sure the Spartans did not get their second thanks to scores of 25-13, 25-20 and 25-13.
 
Tylar Roberson and Zoe McBride each had double doubles for the Bears, who improved to 8-4 in the MEAC and 14-11 overall. They were two of the three players for MSU to reach double figures in digs, as the Bears held large advantages in a few categories.
 
NSU hit .133 but finished with just 23 kills. Senior Anna Rupertova led the Spartans with six kills, and juniors Jannel Ezeagwu and Julisa Carrizosa each had five. Carrizosa also had a team-high 10 digs.
 
The Spartans dropped to 1-20 overall and 1-10 in the league.
 
Morgan State hit .291 and ended the early afternoon match with 44 kills, 21 more than the Spartans. The Bears also held large advantages in digs (59-34) and service aces (10-2).
 
A 10-1 run for the Bears, part of a larger 14-3 spurt, helped them take control in the first set. The Spartans did get kills from three different players before MSU won five of the last six points.
 
NSU did stay close in the second. Senior Halley McKnight had an ace to help the Spartans to an early lead. They tied the score at 14-all after kills from sophomore Makenzy Johnson and junior Quiana Griffin, and an ace from Carrizosa had the Spartans within one at 17-16. Morgan State, however, won five in a row after that and went on to the five-point win.
 
McBride had four kills, and Roi Wallace added four straight aces as MSU won nine in a row early in the third set. The Bears went up by 10 and then later by as much as 13. The Spartans got a couple of blocks late before McBride ended the match.
 
McBride totaled 20 kills and 13 digs, while Roberson contributed 11 kills and 10 digs. Jennevy Santos led all players with 20 digs, and Wallace went for 39 assists, seven aces and seven digs.
 
NSU will play its last four matches of the season at home, beginning with Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday at 6 p.m. at Gill Gymnasium.