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Homecoming Week Features NCCU and SCSU

| By: Maya Dawson, Asst. Director of Sports Communications
NORFOLK STATE [9-11, 3-4 MEAC]   vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [4-                                                                14, 2-2 MEAC] vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [3-15, 1-5 MEAC]
Date / Time Friday, October 25 | 6 p.m. Sunday, October 27 | 1 p.m.
Location Norfolk, Va. | Gill Gymnasium Norfolk, Va. | Gill Gymnasium
Live Stats     nsuspartans.com nsuspartans.com
All-Time Series NCCU leads 20-12 SCSU leads 24-15
First Meeting NCCU 2, NSU 0 [Sept. 22, 1989] SCSU 3, NSU 0 [Oct. 2, 1997]
Last Meeting NCCU 3, NSU 2 [Sept. 27, 2024] NSU 3, SCSU 1 [Sept. 29, 2024]
Longest Series Winning Streak NCCU - 5 NSU - 9
Current Winning Streak NCCU - 1 NSU - 9
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NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk State volleyball team readies itself for Homecoming week as it hosts both North Carolina Central on Friday and South Carolina State on Sunday.

The North Carolina Central match, slated for Friday at 6 p.m., has Norfolk State volleyball graduates return to Gill Gymnasium for the "Alumni Mixer" match.

The Spartans (9-11, 3-4 MEAC) fell to the Eagles (4-14, 2-2 MEAC) in five sets in the teams' last meeting on Sept. 27 behind an incredible outing from sophomore Gabrelle Gilbert, who recorded a 24-kill, 11-dig double-double. 

After facing the Eagles, Norfolk State hosts South Carolina State (3-15, 1-5 MEAC) on Sunday for the 1 p.m. match. 

In the last meeting between the Spartans and the Bulldogs, Norfolk State won 3-1 after Gilbert had one of her best all-around performances this season, grabbing 21 kills, five digs, four block assists, and three service aces.

LAST TIME OUT SERIES HISTORY
  • North Carolina Central leads the all-time series 20-12 over the Spartans
  • The Eagles defeated Norfolk State 3-2 in the teams' last meeting in Durham, N.C.
  • South Carolina Central leads the all-time series 24-15 over the Spartans
  • Norfolk State defeated the Bulldogs 3-1 in their last meeting on Sept. 29 in Orangeburg, S.C.
  • The Spartans have amassed nine consecutive victories over South Carolina State
EAGLES SCOUT
  • The Eagles swept the Bulldogs of South Carolina State
  • Karmen Harper led both teams in kills with 11; her teammates Kayden Cupid recorded nine kills and Tayah Little secured eight
  • Bella Dearinger notched 32 assists; Gabriela Felix-Baeza posted 14 digs
BULLDOGS SCOUT
  • The Bulldogs fell to North Carolina Central in straight sets
  • Xaria Pickett (9) and Kiayah Felder (7) led the Bulldogs in kills
  • Kaia Barnett collected 18 assists
  • Pickett secured nine digs and Barnett posted eight 
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT
Norfolk State travel to Princess Anne, Md. to face Maryland Eastern Shore on Friday, Nov. 1 to enter the month before a three-match homestand starting on Sunday, Nov. 3 against Delaware State at 1 p.m.

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