Box Score ROANOKE, Va. – EMU hit the road on Tuesday, looking for its first ODAC win of the season. Mission accomplished.
After dropping the first set, EMU dominated the second and third sets en route to a 3-1 (24-26, 25-10, 25-16, 25-22) win over Hollins.
Records: EMU 4-9, 1-4 ODAC | Hollins 1-14, 0-5 ODAC
Highlights
- A kill from Lizzy Kirkton and a Mara Woolford ace, along with a pair of HU errors, gave EMU an early 4-2 lead. After Hollins tied things at four, EMU went on a 5-0 run, highlighted by a kill from Kirkton and a block from Madison Stockner and Laney Cline. The Royals continued to lead until three straight HU points gave them a 19-17 advantage. The two teams traded points to Hollins leading 23-20 before EMU answered with four of its own, a Woolford kill, an error and a Sophia Denby kill, to put EMU ahead 24-23. But three straight points from the Green and Gold closed out the set and gave them a 1-0 lead.
- Hollins took a 2-0 lead to open the second set before the Royals came roaring back with an 11-3 run to take an 11-5 lead. After HU cut the lead to give, EMU would extend it to double-digits with an 8-4 tilt, picking up kills from Denby, Cline and Woolford, along with a Megan Miller ace. Hollins would score just one more time in the set, as EMU finished off with six of the final seven points to knot the match at one.
- The Green and Gold once against started on top in set three, taking a 3-0 lead before EMU picked up five straight points to take the lead. After a pair of HU points tied things at five, the Royals broke the set open with a 10-1 run, taking a 15-6 lead. Hollins would chip away, eventually whittling the EMU lead to 18-12 and the teams would trade points to 23-16. EMU would finish out the set with back-to-back kills from Kirkton to take a 2-1 lead.
- Once again, it was Hollins taking an early lead in the final set, jumping ahead 6-4. But, EMU responded with four of the next five points off kills from Cline, Kirkton and Woolford as well as a Cline/Stockner block, to take a one-point lead. Later in the set, Hollins went on a 4-1 lead to take a slim 18-16 lead and force an EMU timeout. Out of the break, a 4-1 EMU run caused HU to take a timeout, down 20-19. The teams continued to fight, with the score tied at 21, before EMU closed out the match with four of the final five points, including a Cline kill and a Kirkton ace to wrap up the match.
Statistical Leaders
Kills: Kirkton (16), Denby (10)
Assists: Miller (17),
Karla Hostetter (16)
Digs: Woolford (16), Kirkton (11)
What's Next
EMU will return home on Friday, welcoming ODAC foe Ferrum to Yoder Arena. First serve is scheduled for 6 pm.
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