{"id":47052,"date":"2026-04-03T22:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-hawks-defeat-liu-sharks-3-2-maintain-perfect-home-record\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T02:21:16","slug":"umes-hawks-defeat-liu-sharks-3-2-maintain-perfect-home-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-hawks-defeat-liu-sharks-3-2-maintain-perfect-home-record\/","title":{"rendered":"UMES Hawks Defeat LIU Sharks 3-2, Maintain Perfect Home Record"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks volleyball team extended their perfect home record Thursday night, defeating the LIU Sharks 3-2 in a hard-fought five-set battle.<\/p><p>The victory improved the Hawks to an impressive 8-0 record when playing on their home court this season. Four UMES players reached double digits in kills during the match, with Rowley, Hightower, Valentine, and Mills all contributing significantly to the offensive attack.<\/p><p>The match went the distance as both teams battled through five competitive sets before the Hawks ultimately prevailed over the visiting Sharks. The win demonstrates UMES&#8217;s continued dominance when playing in front of their home crowd.<\/p><p>With this latest victory, the Hawks have established themselves as a formidable force on their home court, maintaining their unblemished record at home while adding another quality win to their season resume.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks volleyball team defeated the LIU Sharks in a thrilling five-set match. Four Hawks players recorded double-digit kills in the victory that keeps their home winning streak alive at 8-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":47051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1775269275313.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-ceU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47281,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/umes-mens-volleyball-sweeps-liu-in-straight-sets-extends-home-win-streak\/","url_meta":{"origin":47052,"position":0},"title":"UMES Men&#8217;s Volleyball Sweeps LIU in Straight Sets, Extends Home Win Streak","author":"Admin","date":"April 4, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Maryland Eastern Shore men's volleyball team dominated Long Island University in a 3-0 victory. 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