Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, October 12
Convocation Center
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
13-8 (5-2MAC)
2
vs
3
Miami
14-5 (6-1MAC)
1
2
3
4
5
F
Miami
25
18
16
25
18
3
Eastern Michigan
9
25
25
23
16
2
Photo by: Steve King/KingStudios
Volleyball Outlasted by Miami in Five Sets
10/12/2018 10:01:00 PM | Volleyball
Eagles push fifth set to extra points, effort falls in favor of the RedHawks
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - In a battle of the Mid-American Conference's best, the Eastern Michigan University volleyball team nearly outlasted preseason favorite Miami University, 3-2, inside the Convocation Center, Friday night, Oct. 12.
After dropping the first set, 25-9, Eastern Michigan (13-8, 5-2 MAC) stormed back, winning sets two and three, 25-18 and 25-16. Miami (14-5, 6-1 MAC) claimed a tight fourth set, 25-23, to force a decisive fifth frame that went to the wire. Trading slim leads back-and-forth MU escaped with an 18-16 win to take the match, 3-2.
Eastern Michigan saw a balanced offensive attack, as three Eagles recorded double-digit kills. Leading the way for EMU was redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Catholic Central) who posted a match-high 16 kills with a .481 attacking percentage. Additionally, sophomore April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest) and senior Jordan Smith (Solon, Iowa-Solon) added 14 kills each.
Defensively, the Green and White was paced by senior libero Alyssa LaFace's (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Mark) 27 digs, her fourth-highest total of the year. Sophomore Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) and junior Camille Schomer (Rochester, Mich.-Oakland Christian) each tacked on 11 digs apiece, while redshirt senior setter Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.-Midland) added 10 more digs as part of her double-double performance.
Eastern led Miami in kills (58 to 50), largely in part to the performances of setting duo of junior Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) and Rajewski, totaling 19 and 29 assists, respectively. EMU also bested Miami in hitting percentage (.141 to .129) and assists (56 to 44).
Eastern Michigan closes out its four-game homestand against Bowling Green State University, Oct. 13. Match time at the Convocation Center is set for 7 p.m.
After dropping the first set, 25-9, Eastern Michigan (13-8, 5-2 MAC) stormed back, winning sets two and three, 25-18 and 25-16. Miami (14-5, 6-1 MAC) claimed a tight fourth set, 25-23, to force a decisive fifth frame that went to the wire. Trading slim leads back-and-forth MU escaped with an 18-16 win to take the match, 3-2.
Eastern Michigan saw a balanced offensive attack, as three Eagles recorded double-digit kills. Leading the way for EMU was redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Catholic Central) who posted a match-high 16 kills with a .481 attacking percentage. Additionally, sophomore April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest) and senior Jordan Smith (Solon, Iowa-Solon) added 14 kills each.
Defensively, the Green and White was paced by senior libero Alyssa LaFace's (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Mark) 27 digs, her fourth-highest total of the year. Sophomore Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) and junior Camille Schomer (Rochester, Mich.-Oakland Christian) each tacked on 11 digs apiece, while redshirt senior setter Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.-Midland) added 10 more digs as part of her double-double performance.
Eastern led Miami in kills (58 to 50), largely in part to the performances of setting duo of junior Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) and Rajewski, totaling 19 and 29 assists, respectively. EMU also bested Miami in hitting percentage (.141 to .129) and assists (56 to 44).
Eastern Michigan closes out its four-game homestand against Bowling Green State University, Oct. 13. Match time at the Convocation Center is set for 7 p.m.
Team Stats
MIAMI
EMU
Kills
50
58
Errors
28
32
Attempts
170
185
Hitting %
.129
.141
Points
67.0
68.0
Assists
44
56
Aces
4
2
Blocks
13.0
8.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
14
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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