DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Lauren Turner had 11 kills and Rhea Simon 10 as Bethune-Cookman won its second straight with a 3-0 victory (25-23,25-13,25-17) over North Carolina Central Sunday afternoon.

Simon, a sophomore,  added two services and four blocks and Turner, a freshman, had an ace and three blocks as the Lady Cats (4-16 overall, 3-1 MEAC) set the stage for a first-place showdown with Southern Division leader Florida A&M Friday. FAMU leads the division with a 4-0 record.

Delicia Pierre notched a career-high 14 digs with seven kills and three services as B-CU never trailed the first two sets and used a 5-0 run in the third set to erase a 10-9 deficit.

North Carolina Central (0-20,0-3) scored six unanswered points to close to 24-23 in the first set before a Simon kill on set point gave B-CU the lead.  The Lady Cats had eight different players score in the second set and hit .444 as a team.

Destiny Hudson had nine kills and Phylecia Armstrong six for B-CU, while Alexas Thomas had 34 assists and Jennifer Jimenez 10 digs. Jill Arlaud added two service aces.

NOTES: Simon has been in double-figure kills and Jimenez in double-figure digs four of the last five matches ... Turner hit .400.