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Ball State University
11-15 (6-5MAC)
Eastern Michigan
9-17 (3-8MAC)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 28 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Eastern Michigan | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 1 |
Volleyball Completes Season Sweep Of Eastern Michigan
October 31, 2008 | Women's Volleyball
YPSILANTI, Mich. - - The Ball State women's volleyball team completed a regular season sweep of Eastern Michigan Friday night with a 3-1 (28-26, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17) victory at the EMU Convocation Center.
With the win, the Cardinals improve to 11-15 (6-5 Mid-American Conference), while the Eagles drop to 9-17 (3-8 MAC) with the loss.
Jennifer Boyd (Evans City, Pa./Seneca Valley H.S.) paced four Cardinals with double-figure kills, racking up a match-high tying 13 markers. Hannah Sullivan (New Albany, Ind./New Albany H.S.) added 12 kills in the match, while Elaina Kakatolis (Arcanum, Ohio/Franklin Monroe H.S.) scored 11 and Julie Breivogel (Boonville, Ind./Boonville H.S.) posted 10.
Sullivan added 15 digs in the contest for her third consecutive double-double, while Brittany McGinnis (Fraser, Mich./Fraser H.S.) collected her 14th career double-double with a 50 assists and 16 digs.
Alyssa Rio (Wayne, Ill./St. Francis H.S.) paced all players in the contest with 23 digs for the Cardinals, while Kaylee Schembra (Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli H.S.) added 17.
Jennifer Swartz tied for match-high honors with 13 kills, while Jill Wolosiansky added 10 markers. Kim Jarzynka was EMU's top backcourt defender, logging 18 digs, while Wolosiansky added a match-high six total blocks.
For the night, the Cardinals limited Eastern Michigan to a .109 (43-25-165) attack percentage, while hitting for a .151 (61-36-166) rate of success. BSU also held an 87 to 61 advantage in digs.
After finding itself in a 4-3 hole early in the first set, the Cardinals used a kill from Charde' Phillips (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria H.S.) to spark a three-point rally, giving BSU a 6-4 edge. Ball State would go on to build a four-point lead at 9-5 with the help of a kill and an ace from Sullivan. From there, BSU maintained the lead until a service ace from EMU's Jennifer Swartz tied the set at 21.
Ball State reclaimed the advantage moments later on another Sullivan kill, while a Phillips marker gave the Cardinals set point at 24-22. However, a kill from Eastern Michigan's Emily Good and a BSU attack error knotted the set at 24. BSU would have two more shots at winning the set, only to see the Eagles battle back and tie the frame at 26.
After a Kakatolis kill gave BSU its fifth set point at 27-26, an EMU attack error lead to a 28-26 opening set victory for the Cardinals.
Ball State carried over the momentum early in the second set, as three kills from Sullivan and a pair of markers from Boyd guided the Cardinals to a 7-4 lead. Eastern Michigan responded with a 6-3 run to tie the set at 10, before taking a 13-11 lead on a block assist from Swartz and Hayvolla Leite.
Ball State reclaimed a one-point edge at 18-17, only to see EMU respond with the next three points. The Eagles went on to win the frame 25-20 on a BSU attack error.
Eastern Michigan scored the first two points of the third set, only to see Ball State tie the score two points later. After playing to a 4-4 tie, an EMU service error followed by a pair of Boyd kills and a Breivogel marker gave Ball State an 8-4 edge.
The Cardinals were able to build a five-point lead at the 13-8 mark, only to see EMU rally back within one at 15-14. Breivogel responded with back-to-back kill for the Cardinals, while a pair of Eastern Michigan attack errors gave BSU its five-point lead back at 19-14.
The Eagles were able to battle back within two points again at 22-20, but the Cardinals would not be denied the set, as a pair of EMU errors followed by a solo block from Alisha Green (Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest H.S.) gave BSU the set at 25-20.
Ball State opened the fourth set strong, playing to a 3-1 advantage, only to see EMU rally off the next three points and take a 4-3 edge. Next, it was the Cardinals turn at a run, as BSU rattled off the following four points to take a 7-4 lead and force an EMU timeout.
The Eagles scored the first three points out of the break tying the set once again at 9-9. From there, the teams played to a 14-14 deadlock, before a three kills from Breivogel over the next six points lead to a 19-15 Ball State advantage and forced EMU to call its second timeout. Ball State went on to win the set 25-17 on a Sullivan kill.
The Ball State women's volleyball team returns to action Saturday with a 7 p.m. league showdown at Central Michigan.
