DURHAM – Three North Carolina A&T volleyball players recorded career days and first-year head coach Toni Conway earned her first win as the Aggies head coach with a 3-1 (25-11, 17-25, 25-21, 25-22) win over Winston-Salem State during the second day of the North Carolina Central Volleyball Tournament. Later in the day, the Aggies lost to N.C. Central 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-19).

Senior Janae Mitchell posted a career-high 14 kills to go along with 11 digs. She eclipsed that career-high with 15 kills against N.C. Central. Mitchell's double-double effort against WSSU was the fifth of her career.

Fellow senior Tiffany Mellette had 10 kills and a career-high 20 digs. Mellette also matched a career-high with five service aces.  Junior setter Amber Inman posted a career-high 36 assists.

It was apparent early that the Aggies might post some impressive. They put together their most dominate set of the season in the first.  A 6-0 run was capped off by a Mellette ace to give N.C. A&T an 11-4 lead. The Aggies never let the Rams get any closer than seven the rest of the way, and even ended the set on a 7-0 run.

The Rams gathered themselves to take the second set. The two teams went back-and-forth in the third set before the Aggies took control with a Mellette kill that gave N.C. A&T a 22-20 lead. An Ashley Harris attack error put the Aggies up by three.

After a ball handling error by Inman, sophomore middle hitter Bree Dotstry put the Aggies up three with a kill and Jasmine Frazier ended the set with an attack error for WSSU. The Aggies had a little trouble closing out the Rams in the fourth set after taking a 24-18 lead. The Rams scored the next four points before Alexandria Brown's service error gave the Aggies win No. 1.

In addition to her 15 kills against N.C. Central, Mitchell also had a .300 hitting percentage. Mellette added eight kills and six digs. The Aggies will play at Davidson on Tuesday before returning home to play UNC Greensboro at 6 p.m.