BOWIE, MD --The Shaw University volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory (25-13, 25-9, 25-9) over the Virginia Union Panthers Friday at AC Jordan Arena in the quarterfinals of the 2025 CIAA Volleyball Championship.

The win moved the Lady Bears' overall record to 13-10 on the season.

Sydni Hunter finished with nine kills on the day to lead the Bears attack while finishing with a hitting percentage of .667. Defensively, had two players reach double figures in digs as Kalia Morris had 14 and Makayla Brown had 12.

Game Notes

» Leana Gould had a match-high four aces in the win.
» Shaw never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-13.
» Shaw served up seven aces on the way to a third-set victory.
» Sydni Hunter had a match-high nine kills for Shaw.
» Shaw got a match-high 14 digs from Kalia Morris.
» Shaw attackers were helped by a match-high 19 assists from Justus Alexander.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Lady Bears took control on the first point and never looked back to win the first set 25-13. Shaw led by 15 points at 19-4 before closing out the set.

SET 2 | Shaw won set two 25-9 to quickly take a 2-0 lead. The Lady Bears grabbed control of the set lead early on at 2-1 and never trailed. Shaw led by as many as 17 points at 24-7 before finishing off the set. The Shaw offense also got a boost from three aces in the stanza.

SET 3 | Shaw took set three to finish off the match. The Lady Bears took control of the set early when the score was 3-2 and never trailed to win 25-9. Shaw ended on a strong note, opening up its biggest lead of the stanza, 16 points, to close out the set. The Shaw offense also got a boost from seven aces in the stanza.

Up Next
The Lady Bears will await the winner of the WSSU/BSU quarterfinal winner to setup a semifinal showdown at 4:30 PM Saturday, November 22.