WILMINGTON, DE - The Cheyney University volleyball team took a trip to Delaware to battle Division II rival Goldey-Beacom College, but came up short, as the host Lightning secured its first victory of the season inside the Jones Center, on Thursday night.

The Wolves (3-10) had difficulty handling the size and service of the Lightning (1-23), who ended with a 37-20 advantage in kills and a 12-3 edge in aces while rerocrding 34 assists..

Freshman Kennedy Jones (Havertown, PA, Haverford HS ) registered six kills, sophomore Vita Fitch (York, PA, William Penn HS) led the Wolves with 11 assists and classmate 
Jireh Kelly (Salisbury, MD, Parkside, HS), also recorded  six kills.

Cheyney returns to action, on Tuesday night October 25, for Wolves Breast Cancer Awareness Day and Senior Night.Cheyney will honor its two seniors, Hassana Coleman (Philadelphia,PA, Freire Charter HS) who had two kills and Veronica Martin (Philadelphia, PA, Parkway West HS), who was credited with four kills and three assists Thursday, in a pre-match ceremony, prior to taking on Washington Adventist University. with the first serve scheduled for 7 PM inside Cope Hall.