The EMU volleyball men lost at home to powerful Juniata College Friday night in Harrisonburg.  The Eagles, ranked No. 5 in this week's AVCA national poll, took a straight sets decision for Eastern Mennonite.

The Royals (5-4, 2-3 CVC) return to the court Saturday afternoon for another conference match, hosting Thiel College at 3:00pm.  The Tomcats were also in action Friday night, dropping a tight 3-1 CVC decision at Marymount in Arlington.

Set one with Juniata was tight early on, before the Eagles scored six straight to trigger a 14-3 run, closing a 25-11 decision.  JC had two big runs in set two, keying a 25-18 win.  EMU then found themselves in a 6-0 hole to start the third set.  The men had a late 5-0 run to make things interesting before the Eagles got a kill to close the night, 25-19.

Outside hitter Scott Brigham (Montpelier, Va./Patrick Henry) led all players with 14 kills, 12 digs and three blocks.  Tim Callahan (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) and Justin Spanka (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem) each added four kills.  Russell Long (Hampton, Va./Bethel) had 21 assists.

Micah Buller (Richmond, Va./Douglas Freeman) added eight digs while Kyle Storc (Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson) had three block assists.

Justin Waldorf led a balanced JC attack with nine kills.  The Eagles hit .317 as a team.