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EMU Volleyball Drops Home-Opener to Toledo
9/22/2022 7:58:00 PM | Volleyball
Samantha Basham's 10 kills puts her over 700 career attacks
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to the University of Toledo Thursday, Sept. 22, in its home-opener inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
The conference loss drops the Eagles to 1-12 overall, and 0-1 in league play.
Senior Samantha Basham (Granville, Ohio-Newark Catholic) finished with a match-high 10 kills with fellow senior Raeven Chase (Toronto, Ontario-Michael Power St. Joseph Catholic) earning nine. Sophomore Kendall Burk (Bloomington, Ill.-University) led the Eagles with six digs, besting Basham and senior Kamryn Stilwell (Parma, Ohio-Padua Franciscan) who had five digs each in the match.
How It Happened
SET 1 | The Eagles fell behind early, losing the first set 25-20. EMU trailed by as many as nine points as Toledo never surrendered the lead in a set that was knotted up zero times.
SET 2 | The Green and White then lost the second set 25-14 to fall behind in the match two sets to none. The Eagles lost the first point and couldn't take the lead before dropping the set.
SET 3 | Unfortunately, Eastern Michigan failed to prolong the match and lost in set number three. The Eagles came up short by the score of 25-22. Toledo grabbed the advantage for good at 17-16 in a set that was knotted up five times before the Rockets took over in the second half of the stanza.
Match Notes
» Basham registered a team-high three aces in the loss. The three aces surpassed her season-high two aces against the University of Louisiana, Aug. 26. Basham's three aces on the match were short one of her career-high four aces over Central Michigan University, March 16, 2021. It is the fourth time this season she has led the Green and White in aces.
» Additionally, Basham had a team-high 10 kills for Eastern Michigan. It is the fifth time this season that the Ohio-native has recorded double-digit kills for the Green and White and 30th in her career. Her 10 match kills to add to her career total of 706, overcoming the 700 career-kill milestones. 119 of the 706 Kills (16.8%) have come in the 2022 campaign.
» Basham's two block assists against the Rockets were good for a total of 101, surpassing her milestone of 100 career block assists.
» Chase collected three total blocks against Toledo in today's match, adding to her total of 48 on the season. The senior remains third in the Mid-American Conference in total blocks. Moreover, the middle blocker's 48 stops lead the Eagles in total blocks, with freshman Sabrina Gremm (North Royalton, Ohio-Gilmour Academy) trailing by 15 with a total 33 blocks.
» Both Chase and sophomore Madeline Timmerman (Crystal Lake, Ill.-Central) led the Eagles with three total blocks each. This is Chase's eighth time in the 2022 season with leading blocks and Timmerman's third.
» Burk registered a team-high six digs for the Eagles. It is the fourth time this season that the setter has tallied at least six digs in a match. Burk also led the Green and White attackers with a team-high 15 assists for her sixth match of the 2022 season with double-digit helpers.
Historical Notes
» Despite the loss, Eastern Michigan remains ahead of Toledo in the all-time series record, 61-20. Furthermore, the Eagles have an all-time record of 37-6 at home against the Rockets and a 19-4 record in the George Gervin GameAbove Center.
»EMU competed in their fourth three-setter of the 2022 season, and currently possess a 1-3 record in those four matches. Under head coach Darcy Dorton, Eastern is now 12-21 in matches decided by three sets.
Up Next
The Eastern Michigan volleyball team will stay home for one more match against Toledo, Friday, Sept 23. inside the George Gervin GameAbove Center. The Contest is set to begin at 6 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN3.
