Nov. 16, 2014 Box Score
Fayetteville, NC - The Fayetteville State University women's volleyball came up short of a third straight title after suffering a 3-0 (16-25, 22-25, 15-25) to Chowan University in the 2014 CIAA Championships held on November 16th at Felton J. Capel Arena. The Lady Broncos conclude the season with an overall record of 18-9.
Fayetteville State scored the first point in the contest after taking advantage of a Hawk attack error. A kill by Brittany Tschida for the Hawks knotted the score 1-1. From that point forward, the score was tied four times before back-to-back attack errors put the Hawks ahead 13-11. Chowan maintained the advantage for the remainder of the first set and led by as many as eight (21-13) points before a Lady Broncos' attack error secured the 25-16 victory for the Hawks.
The Lady Broncos took an early 2-0 lead in the second set before a kill by Melanie Chaussee and a FSU attack error knotted the score 2-2. Both teams battled for control of the score and momentum as neither team maintained a lead of more than four points early in the set. With the Hawks leading 12-8, a kill by Suraya Chase followed by a block (Chase, Tschida) gave the Hawks a 14-8 lead. Fayetteville State was unable to regain the lead but chipped away at the deficit before suffering a 25-22 loss in set two.
Chowan came out firing on all cylinders at the start of the third set. Three FSU errors along with kills from Chaussee and Jordan Miller put Chowan ahead 5-1 early. The Hawks led by as many as eight points (15-7) before the Lady Broncos clawed their way back to pull within four points (15-11).
Chowan continued to battle past what seemed to be a shift in momentum, and held the Lady Broncos to four points before closing out the set with the 25-15 victory. Miller confirmed the win for Chowan with a kill.
Sophomore All-CIAA outside hitter Samira Luis (Willemstad, Curacao) paced the Lady Broncos with seven kills while junior outside hitter Shavon Shaw (Bethel, NC) added six kills to aid the effort. Sophomore All-CIAA setter Leah Mackley (Wilmington, NC) handed out 13 assists and senior All-CIAA libero Decausha McLean (Laurinburg, NC) hauled in 23 digs for FSU. Luis added 18 digs in the loss. Freshman Jayde Jacobs (Fayetteville, NC) notched four blocks.
The Hawks used 27 team kills and took advantage of 34 Lady Bronco errors to earn the victory. Chaussee led all players in the contest with eight kills in the win. Miller and Allison Smith each tallied 10 digs in the contest; while Smith also dished out 24 assists.
Miller earned CIAA Tournament MVP honors after notching 37 kills over the course of three matches. Luis and senior All-CIAA rightside hitter Taylor Norris (Grand Island, NE) both earn All-CIAA Tournament honors for FSU.
Members of the CIAA All-Tournament Team include: Jordan Miller (Chowan University) Nikira Fults (Chowan University) Rosetta Becerra (Elizabeth City State University) Samira Luis (Fayetteville State University) Taylor Norris (Fayetteville State University) Olivia Porter (Saint Augustine's University) Deidre Carter (Virginia State University) Kristin Madison (Virginia Union University) Olivia Owens (Winston-Salem State University) TOURNAMENT MVP: Jordan Miller (Chowan University)
