RALEIGH, NC --The Fayetteville State volleyball team lost to the Shaw Bears in three sets (19-25, 21-25, 14-25) Wednesday on the road at C C Spalding Gymnasium.

The loss dropped Fayetteville State's record to 12-11 overall and 9-2 in CIAA play.

Chiara Vittoni finished with nine kills on the day to lead the Broncos offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .5. The Broncos got 7 digs from Jordan Johnson along with seven blocks from A'Lexus Everett and seven rejections from Anjola Thomas to lead them defensively.

Game Notes

» Jordan Johnson had a team-high one ace in the loss.
» Anjola Thomas had a match-high seven blocks.
» Chiara Vittoni had a match-high nine kills for Fayetteville State.
» Fayetteville State got a team-high seven digs from Jordan Johnson.
» Fayetteville State attackers were helped by a team-high 11 assists from Nikole Akamine.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Broncos found themselves in an early hole, dropping a tough first set 25-19. Fayetteville State trailed by as many as six points as Shaw grabbed the advantage for good at 13-12 in a set that was knotted up five times before the Bears took control.

SET 2 | A 25-21 second-set loss put Fayetteville State in a 2-0 hole in the match. The Broncos trailed by as many as six points as Shaw grabbed the advantage for good at 22-21 in a set that was tied up five times before the Bears took over in the second half of the stanza.

SET 3 | Fayetteville State was not able to win the third set and was swept by Shaw. The Broncos lost a tough set 25-14. Fayetteville State trailed by as many as 11 points as Shaw grabbed the advantage for good at 2-1 in a set that was tied up just once before the Bears took over the lead.

The Broncos will travel to Charlotte, NC for a 6 p.m. match against Johnson C. Smith on tomorrow, October 19.