HARRISONBURG, Va. - It was a tale of two matches for the Royals on Saturday. 

EMU dropped the day's opener to Randolph, 3-2 (24-26, 25-15, 25-10, 21-25, 15-11) before rebounding in the finale to sweep St. Mary's College of Maryland, 3-0 (25-23, 25-13, 25-20)

EMU vs Randolph

Records: EMU 5-8, 1-3 ODAC | Randolph 9-6, 2-2 ODAC

Set One - EMU 26, Randolph 24

• Kills from Sophia Denby and Mara Woolford gave EMU a slim 4-3 lead to start the match. The teams traded points, and EMU was able to keep their lead, even extending it to as many as four, 14-10 and 16-12. 
• With EMU leading 19-15, Randolph went on a 5-0 run to take a 20-19 lead. A kill from Denby and a block from Denby and Kenley Smith pushed the Royals ahead 21-20. -
• With EMU serving for set point, at 24-23, a kill from Randolph sent the set to extra points. But back-to-back kills from Woolford kept the extra points short, as EMU took a 1-0 lead. 

Set Two - Randolph 25, EMU 15

• Two errors and a block from Denby and Smith, gave EMU another small lead to start the second set. But Randolph responded with a 6-1 run to take an 8-4 advantage. 
• With Randolph leading 13-7, EMU would pull within four with a service error and a Kaitlyn Custis block, but Randolph pulled back ahead with another run, this time 7-0, to extend their lead to 11. 
• EMU was able to cut the lead to nine, with two WildCat errors, a Custis ace, and a Denby kill, but Randolph finished things out with an EMU service error for the set win. 

Set Three - Randolph 25, EMU 10

• Denby and Kassidy Meadows kills, as well as a Denby/Smith block, put EMU ahead 3-1. But that lead was short lived as Randolph went on a 16-3 run, to take a big 17-6 lead. 
• The Royals would pick up a pair of kills from Denby and one from Smith, but RC took a 2-1 lead, winning the final four points of the set. 

Set Four - EMU 25, Randolph 21

• The teams traded points to seven-all, to start the third. Randolph proceeded to go on a 4-0 run to take an 11-7 lead. But EMU responded with three straight, using a kill from Woolford and two Lindsay Bly aces, to pull within one. 
• After Randolph took a 14-10 advantage, EMU fought back to tie things at 15. But like they'd done all match, Randolph responded and took a 19-16 lead. 
• The Royals weren't going down without a battle, and used a 4-0 run, highlighted by kills from Meadows and Denby, along with a Meadows ace, to take a 20-16 lead. The WildCats tied things at 20, but the Royals forced a fifth set with five of the last six points, including a pair of kills from Woolford. 

Set Five - Randolph 15, EMU 11

• Meadows and Woolford tied things at two, but Randolph used a 4-0 tilt to take a 6-2 lead in the third. 
• EMU would pull within one multiple times, 6-5 and 8-7, and would eventually tie things at 10 after a kill from Denby and a block from Bly and Custis, but Randolph would wrap up the win with five of the last six points, including the final four. 

Statistical Leaders
Denby: 16 kills, 3 blocks
Meadows: 9 kills, 21 digs
Custis: 32 assists, 1 ace, 3 blocks

EMU vs St. Mary's College

Records: EMU 6-8, 1-3 ODAC | SMCM 9-7, 1-0 United East

Set One - EMU 25, SMCM 23

• St. Mary's took a slim 7-6 lead to start the match, but EMU went on a 4-0 run, using a kill from Woolford, two from Denby and a Woolford ace, to take a 10-7 lead.
• The teams traded points to a 16-16 tie, before the Seahawks went on a 5-1 run to pull ahead 21-17.
• With the Royals trailing by four, they then scored six straight, using a trio of Woolford aces and a block from Bly and Custis, to take a 23-21 advantage. The Seahawks were able to tack on two more points, but an attack error from SMCM gave EMU a 1-0 lead. 

Set Two - EMU 25, SMCM 13

• A kill from Bly and Denby, along with a Meadows/Smith block, put EMU ahead 5-1 to start the second frame. 
• EMU would continue to lead, their advantage never really in trouble, as SMCM would only get as close as three, at 12-9. But nothing was stopping the Royals from taking a 2-0 lead, as they ended the set on 13-4 run, including three points from Denby and three from Smith, to take an emphatic win in set two. 

Set Three - EMU 25, SMCM 20

• St. Mary's wasn't ready to make the trip home, as they took an 8-3 lead to start the third set. EMU would chip away, but SMCM was able to keep their lead by as many as five, 15-10. 
• EMU scored three of the next four, with a kill from Meadows, cutting the Seahawks lead to three. But SMCM pushed the lead back to four with a kill. EMU was hungry for the sweep, though, as two Denby kills, a Woolford ace and a block Bly and Denby gave EMU their first lead of the set, 18-17. 
• SMCM was able to retake the lead, 20-18, with a 3-0 run, but EMU finished out the set, and the match, with a 7-0 run including a big solo block from Smith to wrap up the win. 

Statistical Leaders
Denby: 13 kills, 2 blocks
Woolford: 6 kills, 5 service aces, 8 digs
Custis: 18 assists, 1 ace, 2 blocks

What's Next
EMU will hit the road for an ODAC matchup at Guilford on Friday. First serve against the Quaker is set for 6 pm. 

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