Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, September 28
DeKalb, Ill.
7 p.m.
Eastern Michigan University
5-9, 0-2MAC
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Northern Illinois
4-12, 1-1MAC
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Eastern Michigan
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Northern Ill.
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Volleyball Falls to Northern Illinois, 3-1
9/28/2019 10:15:00 PM | Volleyball
The Eagles won their first Mid-American Conference set of the season
DEKALB, Ill. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team fell to Northern Illinois University, 17-25, 25-17, 18-25, 22-25, Sept. 28 at the NIU Convocation Center.
Redshirt senior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic) led the way for the Eagles with 15 kills and a .448 hitting percentage, along with a season-high .517 kill percentage. Haut also contributed three digs.
Senior Camille Schomear (Rochester, Mich.-Oakland Christian) and junior Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) led Eastern with 17 and 12 digs, respectively. Strefling also tallied 14 kills and finished with a .334 hitting percentage.
Freshman Jayden Otto's (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Prairie Ridge) 17 assists and senior Riley Taylor's (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) 25 combined for 42 of the 48 assists for the Eagles.
Eastern Michigan returns home to the Convocation Center to host Central Michigan Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and Ohio Saturday, Oct. 5 at 5 p.m.
Redshirt senior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic) led the way for the Eagles with 15 kills and a .448 hitting percentage, along with a season-high .517 kill percentage. Haut also contributed three digs.
Senior Camille Schomear (Rochester, Mich.-Oakland Christian) and junior Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) led Eastern with 17 and 12 digs, respectively. Strefling also tallied 14 kills and finished with a .334 hitting percentage.
Freshman Jayden Otto's (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Prairie Ridge) 17 assists and senior Riley Taylor's (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) 25 combined for 42 of the 48 assists for the Eagles.
Eastern Michigan returns home to the Convocation Center to host Central Michigan Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and Ohio Saturday, Oct. 5 at 5 p.m.
Team Stats
EMU
NIU
Kills
51
54
Errors
22
25
Attempts
135
146
Hitting %
.215
.199
Points
60.0
68.0
Assists
48
49
Aces
2
5
Blocks
7.0
9.0
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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