FAIRFAX, Va. – The UNCG Spartans continued its six-match win streak with a 3-1 (18-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-21) win over the Coppin State Eagles on Saturday afternoon.   

  
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UNCG fell behind the Coppin State Eagles 16-10 in the first set.
• Three Eagles errors sparked a run by the Spartans to put them within three points.
• Coppin State didn't let up and took the set 25-18.
• The Eagles scored the first five points of set two but the Spartans put a stop to it and retaliated with a 9-0 run.
• Kayla White led the scoring for the Spartans during the run with two kills and a block assist. Grey Breen was the other block assist.
• Coppin State tried to take the set from UNCG, tying at 24 all, but the Blue and Gold scored four of the last five points to take the set and even the match.
• The third set was tied at 15. Brittany Wood would start a 4-2 run for UNCG, but Coppin State answered to take a 20-19 lead.
• Wood, Breen, Hannah Knier, and Jenna Wiggs would score the last six points for the Spartans to give them a 2-1 lead on the match.
• UNCG opened the fourth set with an 11-7 lead with points from Jocelyn Carter, Breen, White, Gabriela McHugh, Wood, and Knier.
• Hannah Knier scored the last two points for the Blue and Gold to win their sixth consecutive match.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Kayla White and Hannah Knier led the Spartans in kills. White registered 18, while Knier had 10. White also registered her 31^st career double double. She had 15 digs to go along with the kills.
• Jenna Wiggs scored her 71^st career service ace to win the third set for the Spartans. She also registered 21 digs, bringing her career total to 975.
• Brittany Wood led the team with two solo blocks. Grey Breen and Hannah Knier also had one.
• Gabriela McHugh dished out 40 assists in the match.
• Five Spartans had double-digit digs. Wiggs led with 21, followed by White (15), McHugh (14), Amanda Garvens (13), and Stephanie Meysembourg (10).

Carlin on Coppin State
"Coppin State stressed our defense early but once we settled in and played with discipline the momentum changed.  I thought we did a good job from the service line.  Our service pressure was a real factor in the final three sets, keeping them out of system for most of the time.  We also established a good tempo offensively with our middles in the final two sets which was great to see. Now we're on to prepping for Marist."
 
UPCOMING
The Spartans will close out the Mason Tournament tomorrow with an 11 a.m. match against Marist and a 4 p.m. match against George Mason.