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BALTIMORE, Md. — Whitney Johnson had a match-high 11 kills and hit .733 to help the Maryland Eastern Shore volleyball team to a 3-0 win over Norfolk State in quarterfinals of the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Volleyball Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Coppin Center on the campus of Coppin State University.  The Lady Hawks won the match 25-14, 25-11, 25-18.

The Lady Hawks dominated the match by jumping out to early leads in each set. The closest NSU (9-22) could get was 25-18 in the third set, but the damage had already been done.

MEAC Rookie of the Year Bella Jade Romero tallied a match-high 28 assists and had two kills and two digs for UMES.

Aurelia Isham (Lancaster, Texas), Angie Clewis (Lancaster, Texas), Charlotte Armstead (Williamsburg, Va.) and Chynna Blaker (Goodrich, Mich.) each had four kills for NSU. All-MEAC honoree Nicole Kessner (Blacksburg, Va.) had team-highs of 14 assists and seven digs.

UMES (23-6) will take on Bethune-Cookman (13-14) in the semifinal round at noon on Saturday.

For more information on the 2009 MEAC Volleyball Championship, log on to www.MEACSports.com.