Eastern Michigan Athletics
Thursday, October 25
Convocation Center
6 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
14-11 (6-5MAC)
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Central Michigan
5-18 (2-9MAC)
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2
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4
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Central Michigan
17
25
25
25
3
Eastern Michigan
25
22
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23
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Photo by: Steven King/Steve King Studios
Eastern Upended by Central Thursday Night
10/25/2018 8:41:00 PM | Volleyball
The Eagles fell 3-1 at the hands of the Chippewas
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team fought hard Thursday, Oct. 25, but ultimately fell 3-1 to Central Michigan University at the Convocation Center.
Winning the first set, 25-17, EMU (14-11, 6-5 MAC) struggled with CMU (5-18, 2-9 MAC) for the rest of the match, falling 22-25, 20-25, 23-25.
Four Eagles found double-figure kills in the match, as redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Catholic Central) led the way with 16. Junior Ariel Hamby (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park River Forest) had 12, senior Jordan Smith (Solon, Iowa-Solon) added11, and sophomore April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest) finished with 10. Additionally, Smith registered 10 digs to complete her fourth double-double of the season.
Senior Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.-Midland) registered a double-double of 30 assists and 13 digs, while Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) added 23 assists to the Eagles attack. Senior Alyssa LaFace (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Park) led all players with 19 digs, followed by sophomore Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) with 12.
The Eagles fell despite leading the Chippewas in kills (61 to 50), attack percentage (.222 to .201), digs (106 to 105), and assists (60 to 47)
EMU travels to Ohio University on Saturday, Oct. 27th for a 6 p.m. bout with the Bobcats. The following weekend, Friday Nov. 2nd, the Eagles host the University of Toledo at the Convocation Center for a 7 p.m. match.
Winning the first set, 25-17, EMU (14-11, 6-5 MAC) struggled with CMU (5-18, 2-9 MAC) for the rest of the match, falling 22-25, 20-25, 23-25.
Four Eagles found double-figure kills in the match, as redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Catholic Central) led the way with 16. Junior Ariel Hamby (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park River Forest) had 12, senior Jordan Smith (Solon, Iowa-Solon) added11, and sophomore April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest) finished with 10. Additionally, Smith registered 10 digs to complete her fourth double-double of the season.
Senior Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.-Midland) registered a double-double of 30 assists and 13 digs, while Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) added 23 assists to the Eagles attack. Senior Alyssa LaFace (Allen Park, Mich.-Allen Park) led all players with 19 digs, followed by sophomore Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) with 12.
The Eagles fell despite leading the Chippewas in kills (61 to 50), attack percentage (.222 to .201), digs (106 to 105), and assists (60 to 47)
EMU travels to Ohio University on Saturday, Oct. 27th for a 6 p.m. bout with the Bobcats. The following weekend, Friday Nov. 2nd, the Eagles host the University of Toledo at the Convocation Center for a 7 p.m. match.
Team Stats
CMU
EMU
Kills
50
61
Errors
19
26
Attempts
154
158
Hitting %
.201
.222
Points
66.0
69.0
Assists
47
60
Aces
7
4
Blocks
9.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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