ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.-The Elizabeth City State University volleyball team suffered a 3-1 loss on the road at Erskine College, 17-25, 15-25, 27-25, and 8-25 in Due West, S.C.

Kaylee Williams (Dover, DE) led the Vikings with 12 kills and 14 digs. Jahera Dangerfield (Jacksonville, NC) recorded 12 assists and 12 digs in the match.

The Vikings drop to 3-10 overall, 2-4 in the CIAA. 

How It Happened

Set 1: Erskine struck first with a kill from Rebecca Massengill. The Vikings Adriana Butler (Asheboro, NC) answered back with a kill for the Vikings with assistance from Asia Jones (Rocky Mount, NC). The Flying Fleet scored three consecutive points to lead the Vikings 4-1 early. The Vikings rallied together and knotted the match at 6-6, but the Flying Fleet outscored the Vikings 19-11 to close out the set.


Set 2:  The Vikings struck first with a kill from D'kota Hinton-Louis (Las Vegas, Nevada) to start the second set. ECSU fought hard, but a 9-1 run by Erskine to end the set ailed the Vikings

Set 3: The Vikings came out blasting in the third set. Jones had a hand in every scoring play giving ECSU an early 4-0 lead over Erskine. The Vikings maintained the lead until an attack error tied the set up a 24-all. At 25-24, the Vikings trailed the Flying Feet for the first time in the set. Williams responded with a kill with assistance from Dangerfield to even out the set at 25-25. With an urgency to stay alive, the Vikings secured the set with back to back kills from Williams.

Set 4: An early 8-2 run put together by Erskine set the Vikings back to start the set. The Vikings remained poised, but their efforts were not enough to halt the Flying Fleet.