DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Jordan Jefferson had 17 kills and 21 digs as Bethune-Cookman snapped a four-match losing streak with a 3-1 (25-23,25-18,21-25,25-18) victory over Florida A&M Friday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southern Division match Friday in  Historic Moore Gym.

J'nai Higgins posted 38 assists and 18 digs, and Shayla Eugene had a career-high 25 digs as the Lady Wildcats (8-9 overall, 1-2) defeated the Rattlers (3-13,2-1) in Moore Gym for the third consecutive time.  This was Bethune-Cookman's first home match of the year.

Skyla Whitaker added seven kills and 12 digs, Sterling Williamson seven kills and nine digs and Micaiah Hill 15 digs for Bethune-Cookman, who pulled away from a 10-10 tie into a 22-13 fourth set lead after Florida A&M took the third set.

Bethune-Cookman jumped to an early 10-6 first set lead and maintained that lead until Florida A&M closed to 21-20.  Three unanswered Wildcat points put B-CU within one point, which it eventually got on a Rattler service error.
In the second set, the Wildcats had leads of 15-7 and 19-9.

Radka Dimitrova led the Rattlers with 18 kills. 

B-CU hosts Florida International Sunday at 1 p.m.



NOTES:  B-CU's 106 digs tied for the nation's fifth-highest total in a four-set match … this was Jefferson's 23^rd career double-double and her fourth with 20 digs this season … FAMU's 14 service errors were the most for a B-CU opponent … Higgins' 18 digs were a season-high … Jade Smith had five blocks … Faith Landreneaux had five service aces .. B-CU now 3-0 in games Women's Basketball Assistant Chandler McCabe serves as Honorary Coach.