CHOWAN RALLIES FOR FIRST EVER CIAA VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

CIAA Rookie of the Year Karina Monroe Named Tournament MVP

November 8, 2009

HAMPTON, VA- Chowan University captured the first CIAA championship in school history when their volleyball team defeated Fayetteville State University in five sets (17-25, 25-19, 21-25, 25-15, 15-11) Sunday afternoon at the Boo Williams Sportsplex.

This is Chowan's first year as a full-fledged member of the CIAA in all sports. They also won the CIAA Western Division at the close of the regular season.

After dropping the first set the Hawks (29-8) took three of the final four sets to close out the win. Antoinette McCollough topped Chowan with a team high 21 kills versus only 4 hitting errors. The Lady Broncos (20-9) were paced by regular season MVP Chekimbrell Jefferson's 21 kills.

Karina Monroe was tabbed for tournament MVP honors with 15 kills and 8 assisted blocks. The Hawks will now receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Playoffs.

The 2009 All-Tournament Team is a follows;