GENEVA, NY – EMU wrapped up their time in New York on Saturday, with a doubleheader against #10 ranked Hobart College.

In the opener, EMU was able to take a set off the Statesmen, but it was Hobart picking up a 3-1 (25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-17) win. In the second match, Hobart showed their strength, sweeping EMU 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-20). 

EMU vs Hobart – Match One

Records: EMU 1-1, 0-0 ODAC | #10 Hobart College 6-0, 0-0 UVC

Highlights
Set One – Hobart 25, EMU 23

• The match started pretty even for both teams, with Hobart taking a slight 9-6 lead through the first 15 points. A Statesmen error and an Andre Ward kill pulled EMU within one, and after back-to-back Hobart points, EMU went on a 5-1 run, picking up kills from Jose Melendez and Pierce Donnelly, along with a Samuel Gomez ace, to take a 13-12 lead.
• After a Statesmen timeout, Hobart retook the lead, 16-15, but neither team could grab momentum as the lead kept flip flopping. After a Donnelly solo block put the Royals ahead 19-18, Hobart went on a 4-1 tilt, forcing an EMU timeout.
• Late in the set, EMU would pick up a pair of kills from Mills to make the score 24-23 Statesmen, but an EMU service error would put Hobart up 1-0.

Set Two – Hobart 25, EMU 20

• EMU jumped out to a 7-3 lead to start the second set, picking up kills from Donnelly and Sebastian Clemente, an ace from Mills and a block from Diego Morales Torres and Daemon Odom.
• The Royals would extend their lead to as many as six, 11-5 and 12-6, before Hobart went on a 6-1 run to cut their deficit to one. A service error and a Jose Melendez ace would push EMU's lead back to three, but once again, Hobart would eventually tie things at 16.
• With EMU leading 17-16, Hobart finished out the set on a 9-3 run, with James Powell picking up a kill, as the Statesmen took a 2-0 lead.

Set Three – EMU 25, Hobart 22

• Like the second set, it was EMU jumping out to an early lead, this time 6-2, using a pair of kills from Mills and a Mills solo block. Later in the set, with the Royals holding a slim 14-12 lead, a Statesmen error, a Melendez ace and a Mills kill extended EMU's lead to five, forcing a Hobart timeout.
• It was a good timeout, as Hobart followed it with a 6-1 run to tie things at 18. But Donnelly slammed three straight kills to put the Royals back on top, 21-18.
• Hobart would get within one at 23-22, but a service error and a big block from Melendez and Mills gave EMU the set, pulling them within one, 2-1.

Set Four – Hobart 25, EMU 17

• The Statesmen took an early 3-0 lead to start the fourth set, before a kill from Donnelly and a block from Melendez tied things at three apiece. An error and a trio block gave EMU a 5-4 lead, but Hobart responded with a 10-3 run, taking a 15-7 advantage.
• After a kill from Melendez, Hobart scored three straight and four of five, for a 19-10 lead. Three errors from Hobart pulled EMU within six, and the teams swapped points to 23-17. The Statesmen finished out the match with a kill and a service ace, for a 3-1 win.

Statistical Leaders
Donnelly: 13 kills (career high), 3 blocks
Mills: 11 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs
Morales Torres: 33 assists

EMU vs Hobart – Match Two

Records: EMU 1-2, 0-0 ODAC | #10 Hobart College 7-0, 0-0 UVC

Highlights

Set One - Hobart 25, EMU 15

• Hobart started out set one with a 7-0 run before a block from Clemente and Odom, as well as an attack error put the Royals on the board. 
• The teams would swap points to HC leading 14-8, then the Statesmen went on a 5-1 run to extend their lead to 10, 19-9. EMU would continue to fight, and used a pair of Clemente kills to pull within eight, but a Hobart kill and an EMU error gave HC a 1-0 lead. 

Set Two - Hobart 25, EMU 16

• A three point Hobart lead to start the set was nearly erased after a service error and a Donnelly kill pulled EMU within one, 6-5. The teams went back and forth to 11-9 Statesmen, before Hobart went on an 8-2 run, taking a 19-11 lead. 
• EMU scored four of the next five points, using kills from Donnelly and Melendez and a Powell ace, to pull within five. But a kill from Mills late in the set would be EMU's final point as Hobart won five of the next six points to take a 2-0 match lead. 

Set Three - Hobart 25, EMU 20

• EMU started out ahead in the third set, taking a 6-3 lead off a kill from Melendez and another Powell ace. Neither team was able to grab the momentum, flip flopping points to EMU leading 13-11. 
• Hobart went on a 5-1 run to take their first lead of the set, and was able to extend it to 19-16 after two straight. 
•  A kill from Mills pulled EMU within two, 20-18, but Hobart finished out the match, winning five of the next seven points to finish out the sweep. 

Statistical Leaders
Mills: 7 kills, 9 digs
Morales Torres: 19 assists

What's Next
EMU will be back on the road next Saturday when they head to Maryland to for a tri-match. They'll square off with host Stevenson at 2 pm before finishing the day with former CVC foe, Juniata, at 4 pm. 

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