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November 14, 2008

Wildcats Edge Bison in MEAC Tourney

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HAMPTON, VA. - Bethune-Cookman edged Howard 3-2 (20-25, 25-15, 13-25, 25-23, 15-11) in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Volleyball Tournament Friday evening in Hampton, Va.

Gazelle d'Artois led Howard (14-20) with 13 kills, while Gabrielle Martin had 12 and Janel James recorded 10. Grace DeMichelis had 41 of the Lady Bison's 48 assists, and Nicole Brown led the team with 21 digs on defense. DeMichelis added 15 digs of her own for a double-double.

Danielle Goodrum led Bethune-Cookman with 14 kills while Kaiyana Johnson added 11. Daryl Rodriguez had 20 assists while Shakhea Moore-Hagins recorded 19 digs on the defensive end.

Bethune-Cookman (10-16) fell 20-25 in the first game, but stormed back in the second game to win 25-15. Howard followed that with a dominating 25-13 win of the third game before the Lady Wildcats took the fourth and fifth games to advance to the next round of the MEAC tournament.