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Photo by: Steven King/Steve King Studios
EMU Volleyball Rolls Over Akron, 3-0
10/20/2018 6:30:00 PM | Volleyball
Redshirt junior Cassie Haut set a new career high in attack percentage with an .812 match
AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team got back to its winning ways with a 3-0 sweep of the University of Akron in #MACtion Saturday, Oct. 20 at Rhodes Arena.
EMU (14-10, 6-4 MAC) led UA (11-10, 3-7 MAC) in nearly every statistical category, leading in attack percentage (.354 to .094), kills (45 to 29), digs (48 to 37), assists (42 to 27), blocks (9 to 3), and aces (7 to 2). The win stops Eastern's three-match losing streak.
Redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Central Catholic) led the way for Eastern with an eye-popping performance, finishing with 13 kills while hitting at a career-record .812 (13-of-16 with no errors). She also added four total blocks and three service aces.
Adding to the offense was sophomore Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan), who registered her fifth double-double of the season with a 10-kill, 12-dig performance. Leading the distribution of the attack was redshirt senior Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.-Midland), who finished with a match-high 23 assists. Junior Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) added 13 assists.
Eastern's defense showed up in spades Saturday evening, as the team finished with nine blocks compared to just two three for Akron. Freshman Julia Fisher (Kailua, Hawaii-Le Jardin Academy) led the way with five total blocks in addition to Haut's four, while Strefling, April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest), and Ariel Hamby (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park River Forest) each added two. Senior libero Alyssa LaFace (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Park) led the Eagles with 13 digs.
EMU returns to the friendly confines of the Convocation Center to take on in-state rival Central Michigan University Thursday, Oct. 25 for its annual Dig Pink match.
EMU (14-10, 6-4 MAC) led UA (11-10, 3-7 MAC) in nearly every statistical category, leading in attack percentage (.354 to .094), kills (45 to 29), digs (48 to 37), assists (42 to 27), blocks (9 to 3), and aces (7 to 2). The win stops Eastern's three-match losing streak.
Redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Central Catholic) led the way for Eastern with an eye-popping performance, finishing with 13 kills while hitting at a career-record .812 (13-of-16 with no errors). She also added four total blocks and three service aces.
Adding to the offense was sophomore Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan), who registered her fifth double-double of the season with a 10-kill, 12-dig performance. Leading the distribution of the attack was redshirt senior Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.-Midland), who finished with a match-high 23 assists. Junior Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) added 13 assists.
Eastern's defense showed up in spades Saturday evening, as the team finished with nine blocks compared to just two three for Akron. Freshman Julia Fisher (Kailua, Hawaii-Le Jardin Academy) led the way with five total blocks in addition to Haut's four, while Strefling, April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest), and Ariel Hamby (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park River Forest) each added two. Senior libero Alyssa LaFace (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Park) led the Eagles with 13 digs.
EMU returns to the friendly confines of the Convocation Center to take on in-state rival Central Michigan University Thursday, Oct. 25 for its annual Dig Pink match.
Team Stats
EMU
AKR
Kills
45
29
Errors
10
19
Attempts
99
106
Hitting %
.354
.094
Points
61.0
34.0
Assists
42
27
Aces
7
2
Blocks
9.0
3.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
3
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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