Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 21
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Eagles Set to Host Pair of MAC Matches This Weekend
10/18/2011 9:53:00 AM | Volleyball
EMU Volleyball is hosting the Bulls and Zips for homecoming weekend at Eastern
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan volleyball squad continues its 2011 schedule with a pair of Mid-American Conference matches this weekend. Eastern opens up with a 7 p.m. match at the Convocation Center when it takes on the Bufallo Bulls Friday, Oct. 21. After the Eagles match with Buffalo, they continue with another home match against the Akron Zips at the Convocation Center. First serve is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.
BACK ON TRACK: After dropping four-of-five matches, the Eagles have returned back to their winning ways by taking four straight Mid-American Conference matches. Most recently, Eastern topped the RedHawks of Miami in straight sets Friday, Oct. 14, and continued its stellar play, Saturday, Oct. 15, when they handed the Bowling Green State Falcons a 3-0 loss for a fourth straight win in MAC competition. EMU looks to make it six-in-a-row this weekend when it plays host in a pair of MAC matches.
ALL-TIME VERSUS THIS WEEK'S FIELD: The Eagles open up the weeked with a Mid-American Conference match at home against the Buffalo Bulls. EMU has dominated in its history with Buffalo, going 14-1. Eastern is looking to win their second straight match against Buffalo with its last loss to the Bulls coming on Oct. 24, 2009 when the Green and White fell by a score of 3-1. Eastern is looking to take their 15th match ever at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.
Following its match with the Bulls, the Green and White will continue its five-match homestand with the Akron Zips Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. Eastern is just 13-17 all-time against the Zips. Akron has taken two of the last three matches, with all three decided in five sets. The Eagles look to take their second in-a-row over the Zips as they dropped Akron on the road, 3-2, in the 2010 campaign.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS: The Eagles take on two Mid-American Conference teams that are struggling to win matches this season: the Buffalo Bulls and the Akron Zips.
Buffalo is the first of Eastern's opponents this weekend. The Bulls are 9-13 (2-6 MAC) after dropping their last four MAC matches. Buffalo's last victory came against Bowling Green Saturday, Oct. 1, when they won 3-2 on the road. Most recently, the Falcons have dropped four straight to Kent State, Ohio, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois at home. The Bulls have struggled on the road so far this season, going 3-5.
Following Buffalo, EMU takes on the Zips of Akron. The Zips are 4-17 (1-7 MAC) after losing their last two MAC matches, including a straight set loss to Western Michigan, Saturday, Oct. 15. The Zips' only win in a MAC match was against Kent State in their homecoming match Saturday, Oct. 15, in straight sets. The Zips only other wins came when they swept the competition in the Akron Invitational, Sept. 2-3.
THE BLOCKING BULLS: The Buffalo Bulls are second in the Mid-American Conference in total blocks throughout the season. On the season, the Bulls have 181 total blocks and average 2.10 blocks per set. They trail just Ohio which averages 2.91 blocks per set, while the Eagles sit at ninth in the conference, averaging just 1.80 blocks per set through 84 sets played this year.
BOTH SIDES OF THE NET: The Bulls are sporting just a .180 attack percentage in the Mid-American Conference which ranks last in that category. Buffalo's 523 attack errors are first in the conference by 80 errors. Ohio sits in second in that category with 443 attack errors. Eastern has had more success than the Bulls at the net, hitting .202, but sits at seventh in attack percentage and third in attack errors.
AKRON'S DEFENSIVE WOES: The Zips are struggling this season defensively at the net as they are allowing a MAC worst .248 attack percentage against them this season. Akron has allowed the third-most kills in the MAC with 1,048. Eastern has been the best in the MAC in this category, allowing just a .167 hitting percentage against them in 2011 campaign.
STEIN TRYING FOR CAREER YEAR: Libero Haley Stein has continued to build on her successful junior campaign. The senior is leading the Eagles with 443 digs on the season.
Stein has been successful in the Mid-American Conference, ranking first in MAC matches for digs with 5.41 per set. Madison Harvey and Lena Oliver are second behind Stein averaging 5.04 digs per set. Offensively, Stein is second on the Eagles in assists with 156.
Stein is also on her way to setting a career record in digs. At second on the career digs list with 1,956, she is trailing EMU's all-time digs leader Ashley Cudney (2,198).
Stein set a single-season record for digs in 2010 by picking up 757. She was also named to the All-MAC First Team in last season's campaign after leading the MAC in digs. Stein ranked fifth nationally in digs per set with 5.73. She was also second nationally with her 757 digs. Stein also set a school record for digs in a match when she had 55, Oct. 8, against Western Michigan.
HITTING HER WAY TO HISTORY: The Eagles' junior outside hitter Rachel Iaquaniello is second in the Mid-American Conference with 3.85 kills per set. Iaquaniello is trailing only Lauren Wicinski in the MAC who averages 5.62 for Northern Illinois.
Iaquaniello holds a .207 attack percentage after accumulating 28.2% of the Eagles' total attacks through the 2011 campaign. Iaquaniello has 929 total attacks this season which is 380 more than anyone else on the EMU squad Paige Roback is second with 549.
The junior is moving up the Eastern Michigan career kill ranks as she sits at seventh overall in EMU history with 1,243 kills. Roxanne Munch sits on the top of that
list with 1,537 kills in her career. Iaquaniello is sitting at third overall in career attack attempts with 3,646, with Jennifer Nighswander leading that category with 4,456.
Defensively, Iaquaniello is second in digs for Eastern. She averages 2.77 digs per set.
BAKER TABBED AS MAC WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior middle blocker, Kristen Baker led the Eastern Michigan Eagles to an undefeated weekend after going 2-0, topping both Miami and Bowling Green in straight sets on the road. Baker posted a .600 attack percentage throughout the week, including hitting .750 with 13 kills in EMU's match with the RedHawks Friday, Oct. 14. Baker averaged four kills per set and 12 kills per match, helping the Eagles to their third and fourth straight Mid-American Conference wins.
EMU OFFENSIVE RESURGENCE: The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team had struggled offensively since beginning Mid-American Conference play. In MAC matches the Eagles were hitting just .188.
Although the Eagles struggled, they were able to find their touch around the net in their last two matches. The Green and White hit .279 with just 19 attack errors in their matches with both Miami and Bowling Green. Rachel Iaquaniello led Eastern with 25 kills with Kristen Baker on her heels with 24 of her own.
MASON MAKING MOVES: In her fourth year setting for the Eagles, Ashley Mason is sitting at third all-time in career assists with 4,512 as an Eagle. She trails just Kate Sulewski (5,474) and Sherry Anderson (4,513).
Mason has continued to showcase her skills at the setter position by picking up 848 assists to this point in the 2011 campaign. Her 10.38 assists per set in Mid-American Conference matches ranks sixth in the MAC. Atop the conference in assists per match is Kristin Hoffman of Northern Illinois with 12.67.
Defensively, Mason is third on the Eagles roster in digs this season as she has racked up 226 through the first 23 matches of the year. She has moved into eighth place in the Eastern Michigan career digs list with 1,188.
Mason is also sitting at second on the most sets played by an Eagle all-time with 470. She trails just Jennifer Swartz (486).
CATCH EMU VOLLEYBALL WORLDWIDE ON YOUR COMPUTER: In a continuing effort to provide cutting-edge coverage on EMUEagles.com, a minimum of five volleyball matches will be live video streamed as part of Eagle All-Access package on EMUEagles.com. The next scheduled broadcast is Friday, Oct. 21, when the Buffalo University Bulls come calling to the Convocation Center. Air time is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. from the Convocation Center.
Veteran play-by-play voice Chad Bush calls the action from the Convocation Center. Subscription packages are just $5.95 for a 24-hour pass, $9.95 for an entire month or $79.95 for a full calendar year. On-demand replays of the match are also available at EMUEagles.com/showcase.
BERRINGTON CHASING MILESTONES: Eastern Michigan Head Coach Kim Berrington picked up her 350th career victory as a head volleyball coach including her tenure with the Concordia Cardinals prior to joining the Eagles program.
Although Berrington is already the winningest coach in EMU volleyball history, she is closing in on her 250th win at the helm of the EMU squad. She is sitting at 247 wins with Eastern and looks to pick up her 250th win through the 2011 campaign.
vs. Buffalo: Live Stats/Video
vs. Akron: Live Stats
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan volleyball squad continues its 2011 schedule with a pair of Mid-American Conference matches this weekend. Eastern opens up with a 7 p.m. match at the Convocation Center when it takes on the Bufallo Bulls Friday, Oct. 21. After the Eagles match with Buffalo, they continue with another home match against the Akron Zips at the Convocation Center. First serve is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.
BACK ON TRACK: After dropping four-of-five matches, the Eagles have returned back to their winning ways by taking four straight Mid-American Conference matches. Most recently, Eastern topped the RedHawks of Miami in straight sets Friday, Oct. 14, and continued its stellar play, Saturday, Oct. 15, when they handed the Bowling Green State Falcons a 3-0 loss for a fourth straight win in MAC competition. EMU looks to make it six-in-a-row this weekend when it plays host in a pair of MAC matches.
ALL-TIME VERSUS THIS WEEK'S FIELD: The Eagles open up the weeked with a Mid-American Conference match at home against the Buffalo Bulls. EMU has dominated in its history with Buffalo, going 14-1. Eastern is looking to win their second straight match against Buffalo with its last loss to the Bulls coming on Oct. 24, 2009 when the Green and White fell by a score of 3-1. Eastern is looking to take their 15th match ever at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21.
Following its match with the Bulls, the Green and White will continue its five-match homestand with the Akron Zips Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. Eastern is just 13-17 all-time against the Zips. Akron has taken two of the last three matches, with all three decided in five sets. The Eagles look to take their second in-a-row over the Zips as they dropped Akron on the road, 3-2, in the 2010 campaign.
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS: The Eagles take on two Mid-American Conference teams that are struggling to win matches this season: the Buffalo Bulls and the Akron Zips.
Buffalo is the first of Eastern's opponents this weekend. The Bulls are 9-13 (2-6 MAC) after dropping their last four MAC matches. Buffalo's last victory came against Bowling Green Saturday, Oct. 1, when they won 3-2 on the road. Most recently, the Falcons have dropped four straight to Kent State, Ohio, Western Michigan and Northern Illinois at home. The Bulls have struggled on the road so far this season, going 3-5.
Following Buffalo, EMU takes on the Zips of Akron. The Zips are 4-17 (1-7 MAC) after losing their last two MAC matches, including a straight set loss to Western Michigan, Saturday, Oct. 15. The Zips' only win in a MAC match was against Kent State in their homecoming match Saturday, Oct. 15, in straight sets. The Zips only other wins came when they swept the competition in the Akron Invitational, Sept. 2-3.
THE BLOCKING BULLS: The Buffalo Bulls are second in the Mid-American Conference in total blocks throughout the season. On the season, the Bulls have 181 total blocks and average 2.10 blocks per set. They trail just Ohio which averages 2.91 blocks per set, while the Eagles sit at ninth in the conference, averaging just 1.80 blocks per set through 84 sets played this year.
BOTH SIDES OF THE NET: The Bulls are sporting just a .180 attack percentage in the Mid-American Conference which ranks last in that category. Buffalo's 523 attack errors are first in the conference by 80 errors. Ohio sits in second in that category with 443 attack errors. Eastern has had more success than the Bulls at the net, hitting .202, but sits at seventh in attack percentage and third in attack errors.
AKRON'S DEFENSIVE WOES: The Zips are struggling this season defensively at the net as they are allowing a MAC worst .248 attack percentage against them this season. Akron has allowed the third-most kills in the MAC with 1,048. Eastern has been the best in the MAC in this category, allowing just a .167 hitting percentage against them in 2011 campaign.
STEIN TRYING FOR CAREER YEAR: Libero Haley Stein has continued to build on her successful junior campaign. The senior is leading the Eagles with 443 digs on the season.
Stein has been successful in the Mid-American Conference, ranking first in MAC matches for digs with 5.41 per set. Madison Harvey and Lena Oliver are second behind Stein averaging 5.04 digs per set. Offensively, Stein is second on the Eagles in assists with 156.
Stein is also on her way to setting a career record in digs. At second on the career digs list with 1,956, she is trailing EMU's all-time digs leader Ashley Cudney (2,198).
Stein set a single-season record for digs in 2010 by picking up 757. She was also named to the All-MAC First Team in last season's campaign after leading the MAC in digs. Stein ranked fifth nationally in digs per set with 5.73. She was also second nationally with her 757 digs. Stein also set a school record for digs in a match when she had 55, Oct. 8, against Western Michigan.
HITTING HER WAY TO HISTORY: The Eagles' junior outside hitter Rachel Iaquaniello is second in the Mid-American Conference with 3.85 kills per set. Iaquaniello is trailing only Lauren Wicinski in the MAC who averages 5.62 for Northern Illinois.
Iaquaniello holds a .207 attack percentage after accumulating 28.2% of the Eagles' total attacks through the 2011 campaign. Iaquaniello has 929 total attacks this season which is 380 more than anyone else on the EMU squad Paige Roback is second with 549.
The junior is moving up the Eastern Michigan career kill ranks as she sits at seventh overall in EMU history with 1,243 kills. Roxanne Munch sits on the top of that
list with 1,537 kills in her career. Iaquaniello is sitting at third overall in career attack attempts with 3,646, with Jennifer Nighswander leading that category with 4,456.
Defensively, Iaquaniello is second in digs for Eastern. She averages 2.77 digs per set.
BAKER TABBED AS MAC WEST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Junior middle blocker, Kristen Baker led the Eastern Michigan Eagles to an undefeated weekend after going 2-0, topping both Miami and Bowling Green in straight sets on the road. Baker posted a .600 attack percentage throughout the week, including hitting .750 with 13 kills in EMU's match with the RedHawks Friday, Oct. 14. Baker averaged four kills per set and 12 kills per match, helping the Eagles to their third and fourth straight Mid-American Conference wins.
EMU OFFENSIVE RESURGENCE: The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team had struggled offensively since beginning Mid-American Conference play. In MAC matches the Eagles were hitting just .188.
Although the Eagles struggled, they were able to find their touch around the net in their last two matches. The Green and White hit .279 with just 19 attack errors in their matches with both Miami and Bowling Green. Rachel Iaquaniello led Eastern with 25 kills with Kristen Baker on her heels with 24 of her own.
MASON MAKING MOVES: In her fourth year setting for the Eagles, Ashley Mason is sitting at third all-time in career assists with 4,512 as an Eagle. She trails just Kate Sulewski (5,474) and Sherry Anderson (4,513).
Mason has continued to showcase her skills at the setter position by picking up 848 assists to this point in the 2011 campaign. Her 10.38 assists per set in Mid-American Conference matches ranks sixth in the MAC. Atop the conference in assists per match is Kristin Hoffman of Northern Illinois with 12.67.
Defensively, Mason is third on the Eagles roster in digs this season as she has racked up 226 through the first 23 matches of the year. She has moved into eighth place in the Eastern Michigan career digs list with 1,188.
Mason is also sitting at second on the most sets played by an Eagle all-time with 470. She trails just Jennifer Swartz (486).
CATCH EMU VOLLEYBALL WORLDWIDE ON YOUR COMPUTER: In a continuing effort to provide cutting-edge coverage on EMUEagles.com, a minimum of five volleyball matches will be live video streamed as part of Eagle All-Access package on EMUEagles.com. The next scheduled broadcast is Friday, Oct. 21, when the Buffalo University Bulls come calling to the Convocation Center. Air time is scheduled for 6:50 p.m. from the Convocation Center.
Veteran play-by-play voice Chad Bush calls the action from the Convocation Center. Subscription packages are just $5.95 for a 24-hour pass, $9.95 for an entire month or $79.95 for a full calendar year. On-demand replays of the match are also available at EMUEagles.com/showcase.
BERRINGTON CHASING MILESTONES: Eastern Michigan Head Coach Kim Berrington picked up her 350th career victory as a head volleyball coach including her tenure with the Concordia Cardinals prior to joining the Eagles program.
Although Berrington is already the winningest coach in EMU volleyball history, she is closing in on her 250th win at the helm of the EMU squad. She is sitting at 247 wins with Eastern and looks to pick up her 250th win through the 2011 campaign.
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