NORFOLK, Va. (November 11, 2019) – Howard University's senior
Kira Porter (Lake Tahoe, Nev.) earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Volleyball Co-Defensive Specialist of the Week for her tremendous performances versus Delaware State (Nov. 8) and Maryland Eastern Shore (Nov. 10). The announcement came Monday afternoon.
The Nevada native averaged 1.33 blocks per set in helping Howard to a pair of conference wins. She opened the weekend with three total blocks in the three-set sweep over Delaware State. Two days later, Porter produced five total blocks against the Hawks.
Offensively, Porter had 11 total kills in the two-match span.
Junior
Jurnee Tipton (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and newcomer
Kayla Diaz (Nanuet, N.Y.) received honorable mention.
Bethune-Cookman (B-CU) junior Faith Landreneaux and Morgan State (MSU) sophomore Zoe McBride were named MEAC Co-Players of the Week. MSU's Roi Wallace won MEAC Setter of the Week. B-CU's Alleah Dallas was named MEAC Rookie of the Week while teammate senior Shayla Eugene shared MEAC Co-Defensive Specialist of the Week with Porter.
To view this week's weekly honors, please click
here.
Tuesday (Nov. 12), Howard goes to Norfolk, Va., for their final road test of the year at Norfolk State. Match time is slated for 6 p.m.
About Howard University Athletics
The Howard University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics sponsors 19 NCAA Division I men and women varsity sports. The programs represent six conferences: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), Coastal Collegiate Swimming Association (CCSA), Sun Belt Conference, Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) and Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Conference.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 49th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2019-20 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com or the MEAC website at
www.MEACSports.com.
