Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, November 9
Kalamazoo, Mich.
7 p.m.
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Volleyball Downed by Western 3-1 Friday Night
11/9/2018 9:16:00 PM | Volleyball
Senior Jordan Smith turned in a double-double of 15 kills and 11 digs
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team could not overcome self-inflicted errors at Western Michigan University Friday, Nov. 9, falling in Mid-American Conference action 3-1 at University Arena.
The Eagles (16-11, 8-7 MAC) fell behind early 20-25, but evened the match into the break thanks to a 28-26 victory. The Broncos (15-14, 5-10 MAC) rallied through the next two sets and turned EMU aside, 22-25, 14-25.
Western held advantages in nearly every statistical category, as Eastern trailed in attack percentage (.182 to .255) and kills (51 to 52), as well as side-out percentage (50 to 60). EMU did finish the match with more assists (48 to 45) and blocks (7 to 4), but also committed twice as many service errors (14 to 7) and had seven more attack errors (24 to 17).
Senior Jordan Smith (Solon, Iowa-Solon) led all players with 15 kills on the night and added 11 digs for a double-double. Junior Ariel Hamby (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park River Forest) was the only other Eagle to finish the match with double-digit kills, turning in an 11-kill night.
Doing the bulk of the distributing on the night was redshirt senior Mallory Rajewski (midland, Mich.-Midland), who turned in a double-double of 35 assists and 14 digs. Redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic Central) added nine kills with a .471 attack average while turning in a match-high six total blocks.
Eastern Michigan wraps up its regular season with a 7 p.m. CT match at Northern Illinois University Saturday, Nov. 10.
The Eagles (16-11, 8-7 MAC) fell behind early 20-25, but evened the match into the break thanks to a 28-26 victory. The Broncos (15-14, 5-10 MAC) rallied through the next two sets and turned EMU aside, 22-25, 14-25.
Western held advantages in nearly every statistical category, as Eastern trailed in attack percentage (.182 to .255) and kills (51 to 52), as well as side-out percentage (50 to 60). EMU did finish the match with more assists (48 to 45) and blocks (7 to 4), but also committed twice as many service errors (14 to 7) and had seven more attack errors (24 to 17).
Senior Jordan Smith (Solon, Iowa-Solon) led all players with 15 kills on the night and added 11 digs for a double-double. Junior Ariel Hamby (Oak Park, Ill.-Oak Park River Forest) was the only other Eagle to finish the match with double-digit kills, turning in an 11-kill night.
Doing the bulk of the distributing on the night was redshirt senior Mallory Rajewski (midland, Mich.-Midland), who turned in a double-double of 35 assists and 14 digs. Redshirt junior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic Central) added nine kills with a .471 attack average while turning in a match-high six total blocks.
Eastern Michigan wraps up its regular season with a 7 p.m. CT match at Northern Illinois University Saturday, Nov. 10.
Team Stats
EMU
WMU
Kills
51
52
Errors
24
17
Attempts
148
137
Hitting %
.182
.255
Points
65.0
64.0
Assists
48
45
Aces
7
8
Blocks
7.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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