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MURFREESBORO, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball extended their winning streak to three matches as the Hawks soared to a straight set victory over the visiting Lions of Lincoln (Pa.) in CIAA Northern Division action.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 3, Lincoln (Pa.) 0

SCORES | 25-14, 25-16, 25-10

RECORDS | Chowan 4-8 (3-0, 4-3), Lincoln (Pa.) 2-7 (0-3, 0-6)

LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Helms Center)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

 hit .500 on the evening with a team-high 12 kills.   tallied five kills for the Hawks.

 dished out 25 assists and served up four aces.  tossed up seven aces.

 dug up a team-high 14 digs.chipped in with seven digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1st Set: Chowan 25, Lincoln 14

Early kills by Karisa Patterson, Milica Vejnovic and Courtney O'Keefe allowed the Hawks to jet out to an early 5-2 lead.  The Lions would claw back to knot things up at 5-all.

 handed the Hawks the lead back after a kill, 6-5.  Milica Vejnovic and Gates pushed the lead out to 10-6.  Back-to-back kills by Brittany Tschida doubled up the lead for the Hawks, 12-6.

Makalya Castro pushed the Hawk lead to eight, 18-10, before the Lions scored three straight to cut the deficit to five, 18-13.

Brittany Tschida killed the rally with a kill to give the Hawks the momentum back at 19-13.  Two Tschida kills along with a kill by Kayla Gates and a service ace by wrapped up the first set 25-14.

The Hawks recorded 14 kills in the set compared to two by the Lions.

2nd Set: Chowan 25, Lincoln 16

Back-to-back attack errors by the Lions paced the Hawks to open up the second set.  recorded the first kill for the Hawks to give Chowan an early 3-0 advantage.

Lincoln rallied back to knot the set up at 8-all after a Hawk miscue.  Karisa Patterson ended the drought with a kill as Sydney Bell pushed the lead to five, 13-8, after a kill.

The Hawks would string together six straight points to force a Lion timeout, 19-9.  Sydney Bell sparked the rally with a kill.  Karisa Patterson added to the rally with four aces.

The Lions made a push late to cut the deficit to 23-16, but Brittany Tschida ended the set with back-to-back kills to give the Hawks a 2-0 set lead.

3rd Set

The Lions took their first lead of the match in the final set as a Lions service ace provided a 7-3 advantage.  Brittany Tschida ended the run with a kill handing the serve over to Courtney O'Keefe.

Courtney O'Keefe served the Hawks to match point at 24-7.  O'Keefe tallied seven service aces during the run.  Milica Vejnovic sparked the rally with a kill.  Makayla Castro and Brittany Tschida recorded four and two kills respectively during the run to soar towards victory.

The Lions were able to add three points to their total but a Lions service ace ended the set and match.

UP NEXT

Chowan heads to Oxford, Pa. to compete in the CIAA Round-Up hosted by Lincoln on Saturday and Sunday, September 30-October 1.  The Hawks will face Livingstone and Johnson C. Smith on Saturday and take on Fayetteville State in the finale on Sunday.