Eastern Michigan Athletics
Friday, September 6
Lafayette, La.
11 a.m. CT
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Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography 2019
Volleyball Splits Pair of Matches to Open Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic
9/6/2019 10:04:00 PM | Volleyball
EMU defeated Florida A&M in its first match before falling to host Louisiana
LAFAYETTE, La. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team played two matches Friday, Sept. 6 at the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic hosted by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, defeating Florida A&M University 3-1 to start the weekend and falling 3-0 to Louisiana to finish the night.
Eastern 3 Florida A&M 1
The Eagles started the day in dominating fashion, winning 25-15, 25-17, 19-25, and 25-12 over the Rattlers, outhitting FAMU .282 to .109, while also finishing with more kills (60 to 33) , digs (69 to 62), and assists (55 to 31).
Junior Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) led three Eagles in double-figure kills with 13, while redshirt senior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic Central) added 11. Redshirt sophomore Carissa Spalt (Tucson, Ariz.-Sabino) set a new personal record with 10 kills in the match, doing so while also hitting an eye-popping .529. Strefling finished the night with a team-high 17 digs, tallying her fourth double-double in four games.
The setting duo of senior Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) and freshman Jayden Otto (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Prairie Ridge) each tallied 17 assists, while Otto registered a double-double with 12 digs. Senior libero Camille Schomer (Rochester, Mich.-Oakland Christian) tacked on 12 digs and nine assists.
Louisiana 3 Eastern 0
The Eagles' nightcap was a struggle from the outset, as EMU fell 25-16, 25-22, and 25-23 to tournament host Louisiana. Though Eastern led during moments of the second and third sets, they ultimately did not have the juice to take the sets.
Strefling and Haut once again led the Green and White in kills, each finishing with 11. Haut hit a strong .429 in the match, added three digs, and had a block assist. Strefling also added 11 digs, making it a perfect five-for-five in double-doubles on the season.
Four Eagles finished with double-digit digs on the night, led by Schomer with 18. Freshman Alayna Jansky (Mukwonago, Wis.-Mukwonago) had 13 digs on the night while adding six kills.
Eastern Michigan finishes the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic with an 11 a.m. ET match against McNeese State.
Eastern 3 Florida A&M 1
The Eagles started the day in dominating fashion, winning 25-15, 25-17, 19-25, and 25-12 over the Rattlers, outhitting FAMU .282 to .109, while also finishing with more kills (60 to 33) , digs (69 to 62), and assists (55 to 31).
Junior Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) led three Eagles in double-figure kills with 13, while redshirt senior Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary's Catholic Central) added 11. Redshirt sophomore Carissa Spalt (Tucson, Ariz.-Sabino) set a new personal record with 10 kills in the match, doing so while also hitting an eye-popping .529. Strefling finished the night with a team-high 17 digs, tallying her fourth double-double in four games.
The setting duo of senior Riley Taylor (Indianapolis, Ind.-Perry Meridian) and freshman Jayden Otto (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Prairie Ridge) each tallied 17 assists, while Otto registered a double-double with 12 digs. Senior libero Camille Schomer (Rochester, Mich.-Oakland Christian) tacked on 12 digs and nine assists.
Louisiana 3 Eastern 0
The Eagles' nightcap was a struggle from the outset, as EMU fell 25-16, 25-22, and 25-23 to tournament host Louisiana. Though Eastern led during moments of the second and third sets, they ultimately did not have the juice to take the sets.
Strefling and Haut once again led the Green and White in kills, each finishing with 11. Haut hit a strong .429 in the match, added three digs, and had a block assist. Strefling also added 11 digs, making it a perfect five-for-five in double-doubles on the season.
Four Eagles finished with double-digit digs on the night, led by Schomer with 18. Freshman Alayna Jansky (Mukwonago, Wis.-Mukwonago) had 13 digs on the night while adding six kills.
Eastern Michigan finishes the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic with an 11 a.m. ET match against McNeese State.
Team Stats
FAMU
EMU
Kills
33
60
Errors
19
18
Attempts
129
149
Hitting %
.109
.282
Points
43.0
69.0
Assists
31
55
Aces
4
4
Blocks
6.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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