Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 18
Geneva. Ohio
11 a.m.
Eastern Michigan University
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vs
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Ball State
Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography
Eagles Bumped From MAC Tournament by Ball State, 3-1
11/18/2011 1:19:00 PM | Volleyball
Despite taking the first set, Eastern dropped the next three and fell in the first-round of the MAC Tournament
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GENEVA, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's volleyball team competed in their first-round match at the Mid-American Conference Volleyball Tournament Friday, Nov. 18 at the SPIRE Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio. The Eagles were knocked-out of the tournament with an opening round loss to the Ball State Cardinals. Eastern dropped the match in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 8-25, 25-27).
A trio of Eagles had double-figure kills, as Rachel Iaquaniello (Plymouth, Mich.-Dearborn Divine Child) led the way with 13. Kristen Baker (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) notched 12 for EMU, while Erin Short (Orrville, Ohio-Orrville) added 10 of her own. Paige Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy) chipped-in with eight kills and Ashley Mason (Eastlake, Ohio-Lake Catholic) had a team-high 42 assists for the Eagles. Defensively, Eastern had four athletes with double-digit dig totals. Haley Stein (Carleton, Mich.-Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central) was tops for the defense with 22 digs, while Iaquaniello added 13, which was good for her 13th double-double of the season. Cassie Sowers (Williamsport, Ohio-Wesfall) and Short added 10 and 11 digs, respectively. As a team, Eastern hit just .182 (48-18-165), while the Cardinals maintained a .254 hitting percentage (65-21-173).
Ball State jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in the opening frame, but the Eagles were able to return-fire and nod things up at four. The Cardinals and Eastern traded points through the first half of the set until BSU got on-top 14-11. EMU rebounded with a four-point run to take a 15-14 lead in the frame. Following the Eagles' run, the two squads continued their back-and-forth play until things were tied up at 22. Eastern took the next three points, clinching the set on block assists by Megan Crawshaw (Mattawan, Mich.-Mattawan) and Iaquaniello. The Green and White shared the wealth offensively as Baker, Iaquaniello, Roback and Short each notched four kills in the opening frame, while Mason racked-up 16 assists in the set. Stein led the defensive front with six digs, while the Eagles had eight block assists in the set. EMU was able to hit a stellar .366 (17-2-41) en route to their one-set lead.
After falling behind 2-0 quickly, Eastern scratched back with four-straight to take a 4-2 lead over the Cardinals. After the Green and White took a 6-3 lead, the Cardinals called a timeout stopping the EMU momentum. Following the timeout, both squads traded points through most of the second set, until Ball State was able to take a two-point lead at 23-21. After Roback made it 23-22 with a kill, the Cardinals took two-of-three remaining points, giving them the 25-23 set victory and tying the match 1-1. Eastern struggled offensively hitting just .184 (14-5-49) while Ball State held a .283 hitting percentage (17-4-46). Iaquaniello and Short each tallied four kills in the set, while Baker added three more. Mason piled up 13 more assists, while Stein was able to nab 10 digs in the frame.
Ball State opened the third set with a pair of aces to set the tone out of the break as they started the frame with a 5-0 run. After dropping behind 8-2, the Eagles took a pair of points to make it 8-4. The Cardinals followed up with a 9-2 run, prompting an EMU timeout as they trailed 15-6. Out of the timeout, Ball State took seven-straight points from the Eagles, making it 22-6. The Cardinals and Eagles traded points until BSU took the set 25-8, and a 2-1 set lead. Eastern was stumped offensively, hitting -.107 (3-6-28) from the floor as Ball State held a .353 attack percentage (14-2-34). Baker led the offense with just a pair of kills.
After falling behind 4-2 out of the gate in set four, the Eagles nabbed four-straight points, including three blocks, to take a 6-4 lead. After evening out at nine points apiece, the Green and White went on a three-point run giving them a 12-9 lead, prompting a Ball State timeout. Out of the break, the Cardinals countered with three points of their own including a pair of aces, tying up the set. However, the momentum wouldn't stay in BSU's favor as EMU took three-straight from the Cardinals taking a 15-12 lead. Ball State came back with another three-point swing to tie the match at 15. After trading points the Cardinals took a 20-19 lead, prompting Head Coach Kim Berrington to call a timeout for the Eagles. Eastern took the opening point out of the timeout, and then took three of the next four points to take a 23-21 lead. However, Ball State did not cave as they came back to take a pair from EMU, tying the set at 23-23. A Cardinals' serving error setup set-point for Eastern, but they fell short as they dropped the point. Ball State took a 25-24 lead, getting their first chance at winning the set, but came up empty as well. It was the Cardinals' next attempt that proved to be the difference taking the set 27-25, knocking off the Eagles in the opening round of the MAC Tournament.
With the loss, the Eagles ended their season with a 21-11, 9-8 MAC record. Meanwhile, the Cardinals improved to 25-5, 13-4 MAC with the win.
GENEVA, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University women's volleyball team competed in their first-round match at the Mid-American Conference Volleyball Tournament Friday, Nov. 18 at the SPIRE Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio. The Eagles were knocked-out of the tournament with an opening round loss to the Ball State Cardinals. Eastern dropped the match in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 8-25, 25-27).
A trio of Eagles had double-figure kills, as Rachel Iaquaniello (Plymouth, Mich.-Dearborn Divine Child) led the way with 13. Kristen Baker (Mentor, Ohio-Mentor) notched 12 for EMU, while Erin Short (Orrville, Ohio-Orrville) added 10 of her own. Paige Roback (Maumee, Ohio-Notre Dame Academy) chipped-in with eight kills and Ashley Mason (Eastlake, Ohio-Lake Catholic) had a team-high 42 assists for the Eagles. Defensively, Eastern had four athletes with double-digit dig totals. Haley Stein (Carleton, Mich.-Monroe St. Mary's Catholic Central) was tops for the defense with 22 digs, while Iaquaniello added 13, which was good for her 13th double-double of the season. Cassie Sowers (Williamsport, Ohio-Wesfall) and Short added 10 and 11 digs, respectively. As a team, Eastern hit just .182 (48-18-165), while the Cardinals maintained a .254 hitting percentage (65-21-173).
Ball State jumped out to an early 4-2 lead in the opening frame, but the Eagles were able to return-fire and nod things up at four. The Cardinals and Eastern traded points through the first half of the set until BSU got on-top 14-11. EMU rebounded with a four-point run to take a 15-14 lead in the frame. Following the Eagles' run, the two squads continued their back-and-forth play until things were tied up at 22. Eastern took the next three points, clinching the set on block assists by Megan Crawshaw (Mattawan, Mich.-Mattawan) and Iaquaniello. The Green and White shared the wealth offensively as Baker, Iaquaniello, Roback and Short each notched four kills in the opening frame, while Mason racked-up 16 assists in the set. Stein led the defensive front with six digs, while the Eagles had eight block assists in the set. EMU was able to hit a stellar .366 (17-2-41) en route to their one-set lead.
After falling behind 2-0 quickly, Eastern scratched back with four-straight to take a 4-2 lead over the Cardinals. After the Green and White took a 6-3 lead, the Cardinals called a timeout stopping the EMU momentum. Following the timeout, both squads traded points through most of the second set, until Ball State was able to take a two-point lead at 23-21. After Roback made it 23-22 with a kill, the Cardinals took two-of-three remaining points, giving them the 25-23 set victory and tying the match 1-1. Eastern struggled offensively hitting just .184 (14-5-49) while Ball State held a .283 hitting percentage (17-4-46). Iaquaniello and Short each tallied four kills in the set, while Baker added three more. Mason piled up 13 more assists, while Stein was able to nab 10 digs in the frame.
Ball State opened the third set with a pair of aces to set the tone out of the break as they started the frame with a 5-0 run. After dropping behind 8-2, the Eagles took a pair of points to make it 8-4. The Cardinals followed up with a 9-2 run, prompting an EMU timeout as they trailed 15-6. Out of the timeout, Ball State took seven-straight points from the Eagles, making it 22-6. The Cardinals and Eagles traded points until BSU took the set 25-8, and a 2-1 set lead. Eastern was stumped offensively, hitting -.107 (3-6-28) from the floor as Ball State held a .353 attack percentage (14-2-34). Baker led the offense with just a pair of kills.
After falling behind 4-2 out of the gate in set four, the Eagles nabbed four-straight points, including three blocks, to take a 6-4 lead. After evening out at nine points apiece, the Green and White went on a three-point run giving them a 12-9 lead, prompting a Ball State timeout. Out of the break, the Cardinals countered with three points of their own including a pair of aces, tying up the set. However, the momentum wouldn't stay in BSU's favor as EMU took three-straight from the Cardinals taking a 15-12 lead. Ball State came back with another three-point swing to tie the match at 15. After trading points the Cardinals took a 20-19 lead, prompting Head Coach Kim Berrington to call a timeout for the Eagles. Eastern took the opening point out of the timeout, and then took three of the next four points to take a 23-21 lead. However, Ball State did not cave as they came back to take a pair from EMU, tying the set at 23-23. A Cardinals' serving error setup set-point for Eastern, but they fell short as they dropped the point. Ball State took a 25-24 lead, getting their first chance at winning the set, but came up empty as well. It was the Cardinals' next attempt that proved to be the difference taking the set 27-25, knocking off the Eagles in the opening round of the MAC Tournament.
With the loss, the Eagles ended their season with a 21-11, 9-8 MAC record. Meanwhile, the Cardinals improved to 25-5, 13-4 MAC with the win.
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