Morgan State rebounds with five-set win at South Carolina State

Morgan State won the final three points of the fifth set to beat South Carolina State 3–2 in women’s volleyball Sunday, October 4, at Dukes Gymnasium in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

The Bears won 23–25, 25–17, 21–25, 25–18 and 15–13. They trailed two sets to one before winning the fourth, then recovered from a 13–12 deficit in the deciding set.

Michaela Panekova led Morgan with 12 kills, and Jada Williams added eight. Isabelle Brown finished with 25 assists and three service aces. Tameary Wardlaw had 12 digs.

Morgan improved to 3–13 overall and 2–2 in MEAC play. South Carolina State fell to 4–15 and 0–4.

Update, October 6: This report now includes set scores and individual performances from the official box score, expanding the initial result-only report.

Sources: Official match report and statistics; Official match report and statistics.

Prepared with AI assistance using the linked official sources. Visual: NSMT illustration; not a photograph of this game.