BALTIMORE --
Claudia Llamas tallied 17 kills on .600 hitting as the UMBC Volleyball team pushed its winning streak to eight with a sweep of visiting Coppin State (25-17, 25-20, 25-13) on Wednesday night.
UMBC (12-5, 6-0 AE) also received 14 kills from
Hannah Dobbs and a 12 kill, 11 dig double-double from
Natalie Harris.Â
The Retrievers hit .364 in the first set and .323 in the second set before jumping out to a 15-2 lead in the third set and cruising to victory. UMBC held Coppin State (17-8. 8-1 MEAC) to .104 hitting in the match, including hitting .029 in the first and -.074 in the third.Â
Isabel Ostvig had 37 assists, eight digs and four blocks, while
Hannah Howard tallied 14 digs and seven assists.
Ema Djordjevic led all players with four aces, and
Grace Larrivee picked up four blocks.
UMBC hosts UAlbany for Senior Day on Sunday at 1 p.m. The pregame ceremony to honor seniors
Molly Penn,
Jada James,
Jalynn Brown,
Hannah Howard,
Ella McAllister and
Helen Frankovich will begin right at 1 p.m. The first 150 fans in attendance will receive a Dawgtoberfest coffee mug.Â
