FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – The Chowan Volleyball team saw their 2018 season come to an end as Fayetteville State picked up the straight sets victory in the CIAA Volleyball quarterfinals on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

FINAL | Chowan 0, Fayetteville State 3

RECORDS | Chowan 11-17, Fayetteville State 15-11

LOCATION | Fayetteville, N.C. (Capel Arena)

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

Milica Vejnovic paced the Hawks with five kills.  Kayla Gates, Breona Young, and Courtney O'Keefe finished with four kills each.

HOW IT HAPPENED

First Set:

Fayetteville State led 6-2 early before the Hawks cut the deficit to 9-7.  Two kills by Courtney O'Keefe and a kill by Milica Vejnvoic sparked the rally.

The Broncos pushed the lead to 19-8 on a 10-1 run before a kill by Kayla Gates ended the rally.  Sydney Hiner picked up a service ace.

Courtney O'Keefe tallied a kill before the Broncos took the set 25-12.

Second Set:

The second set would start like the first set as Fayetteville State led 6-2 early.  Milica Vejnovic registered a kill along with a service ace by Meghan Mutter.

Chowan would chip away at the deficit to trail 9-6 on Broncos' errors.  FSU stretched their lead to 23-8 and took the set 25-11.

Third Set:

Fayetteville State continued their momentum to lead 8-2 early in the set.  Chowan would benefit from errors and a kill by Kayla Gates to force a timeout at 9-6.

The Broncos were handed points on attacking errors by the Hawks to improve their advantage to 20-7.

Micayla Pope tallied a kill to end the drought but the Broncos would take the set and match, 25-11.

UP NEXT

Chowan ends their season in the quarterfinals for the first time during their tenure in the CIAA.  The Hawks finished the season with an 11-17 overall record.