Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, October 29
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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Western Michigan
Photo by: EMU Athletics/Randy Mascharka
Eagles Drop Second Straight Home Match 3-1
10/29/2011 9:22:00 PM | Volleyball
The Broncos topped Eastern in four sets at the Convocation
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's volleyball team dropped its second straight home match Saturday, Oct. 29, when the Western Michigan Broncos topped EMU in four sets (15-25, 25-21, 21-25, 21-25). Eastern's offense struggled as they hit just .129 for the match.
The Eagles fell to 19-8 (7-5 MAC) with the loss, while the Broncos moved to 21-5 (10-2 MAC) on the season.
Leading the Eagles was Rachel Iaquaniello (Plymouth, Mich.-Dearborn Divine Child) with 14 kills, but she hit just .020 (14-13-51) on the match. Kristen Baker (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) was a force at the net banging home 11 kills. Erin Short (Orrville, Ohio-Orrville) added 12 kills of her own, while Ashley Mason (Eastlake, Ohio-Lake Catholic) tallied a team-high 45 assists in her second straight double-double as she picked up 10 digs as well. Defensively, the Green and White had three athletes in double-figures in digs with seniors Haley Stein (Carleton, Mich.-Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central) and Cassie Sowers (Williamsport, Ohio-Wesfall) leading the way with 28 and 12 digs, respectively.
Eastern dropped the first set, 25-15, hitting just .093 compared to the Broncos .400. Baker and Iaquaniello led the offense with three kills each, while Mason picked up 10 assists to open the match. Paige Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy) added two kills in the set for the Eagles.
Baker led EMU with five kills in the second set as Eastern took the frame, 25-21. Short added four kills in the set for Green and White, while Mason added 13 to her total of 23. Eastern used a .178 attack percentage, improving drastically from the first set.
The Eagles dropped the third set by a score of, 25-21, to fall behind, 2-1. Offensively, Iaquaniello and Short added three kills, while Megan Crawshaw (Mattawan, Mich.-Mattawan), Baker and Roback each chipped-in with a pair of kills. Mason added 11 assists to her total during the third frame.
Iaquaniello led Eastern's offense in the final frame with six kills, but the Broncos' offense proved too strong, hitting .326 (19-5-43) to pick up a 25-21 final set victory. Short was strong at the net in the final frame with four kills, while Mason notched 11 more assists for the Eagles.
Eastern takes the court again Thursday, Nov. 4, for its final home match of the 2011 season. Prior to the match, the three seniors Ashley Mason, Cassie Sowers and Haley Stein will be honored for their outstanding careers with the EMU volleyball squad. First-serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center as the Eagles play host to the Chippewas of Central Michigan University.
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Re-Watch the Match.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's volleyball team dropped its second straight home match Saturday, Oct. 29, when the Western Michigan Broncos topped EMU in four sets (15-25, 25-21, 21-25, 21-25). Eastern's offense struggled as they hit just .129 for the match.
The Eagles fell to 19-8 (7-5 MAC) with the loss, while the Broncos moved to 21-5 (10-2 MAC) on the season.
Leading the Eagles was Rachel Iaquaniello (Plymouth, Mich.-Dearborn Divine Child) with 14 kills, but she hit just .020 (14-13-51) on the match. Kristen Baker (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) was a force at the net banging home 11 kills. Erin Short (Orrville, Ohio-Orrville) added 12 kills of her own, while Ashley Mason (Eastlake, Ohio-Lake Catholic) tallied a team-high 45 assists in her second straight double-double as she picked up 10 digs as well. Defensively, the Green and White had three athletes in double-figures in digs with seniors Haley Stein (Carleton, Mich.-Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central) and Cassie Sowers (Williamsport, Ohio-Wesfall) leading the way with 28 and 12 digs, respectively.
Eastern dropped the first set, 25-15, hitting just .093 compared to the Broncos .400. Baker and Iaquaniello led the offense with three kills each, while Mason picked up 10 assists to open the match. Paige Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy) added two kills in the set for the Eagles.
Baker led EMU with five kills in the second set as Eastern took the frame, 25-21. Short added four kills in the set for Green and White, while Mason added 13 to her total of 23. Eastern used a .178 attack percentage, improving drastically from the first set.
The Eagles dropped the third set by a score of, 25-21, to fall behind, 2-1. Offensively, Iaquaniello and Short added three kills, while Megan Crawshaw (Mattawan, Mich.-Mattawan), Baker and Roback each chipped-in with a pair of kills. Mason added 11 assists to her total during the third frame.
Iaquaniello led Eastern's offense in the final frame with six kills, but the Broncos' offense proved too strong, hitting .326 (19-5-43) to pick up a 25-21 final set victory. Short was strong at the net in the final frame with four kills, while Mason notched 11 more assists for the Eagles.
Eastern takes the court again Thursday, Nov. 4, for its final home match of the 2011 season. Prior to the match, the three seniors Ashley Mason, Cassie Sowers and Haley Stein will be honored for their outstanding careers with the EMU volleyball squad. First-serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center as the Eagles play host to the Chippewas of Central Michigan University.
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