HARRISONBURG, Va. - After playing their first seven matches away from home, EMU MVB finally returned to the friendly confines of Yoder Arena for a pair of matches on Saturday. 

They started off the day by dispatching Lynchburg 3-0 (25-17, 25-17, 25-16) before sending the crowd home happy with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-21) sweep of Regent University. 

EMU vs Lynchburg

Records: EMU 4-4, 3-0 ODAC | Lynchburg 4-5, 1-2 ODAC

Highlights

Set One - EMU 25, Lynchburg 17

• After a Hornets block put them on the board first, EMU went on a 7-1 run, highlighted by two kills from Andre Mills and kills each from Ricardo Fernandez Perez and Daeman Odom, for a 7-2 lead. 
• Lynchburg clawed their way back to within two, but EMU answered with a 7-0 tilt, with Mills adding a kill and two aces, and Jose Melendez and Derek Diaz picking up a kill apiece. 
• The teams traded points, and, with EMU leading 24-14, Lynchburg was able to score three straight. But a kill from Diaz put the finishing touches on the first set and gave EMU a 1-0 lead. 

Set Two - EMU 25, Lynchburg 17

• Lynchburg and EMU swapped points to start the second, with Lynchburg holding a slim 8-7 lead. EMU then went on an 8-0 run, as Diaz added two aces Melendez, Fernandez Perez and Ezekiel Awkward added kills and Melendez/Awkward and Fernandez Perez combined for a triple block, for a 15-8 lead. 
• After a Hornet point, EMU pushed their lead to 10 with four straight points. Lynchburg answered with a 7-1 run, to cut their deficit to 4, 20-16. 
• With Lynchburg trailing by just four, EMU ended any chance of a rally with a 5-1 run, as a service error and two attack errors gave the Royals a 2-0 advantage. 

Set Three - EMU 25, Lynchburg 16

• Kills from Diaz, Melendez and Mills, and a Diaz block, gave EMU a 4-1 lead to start set three. Lynchburg was able to cut into EMU's lead and trail by just one, but Diaz then took over with back-to-back kills and an ace, for an 8-4 lead. 
• EMU extended their lead to seven with a 4-0 lead, and the teams traded points to EMU leading 19-12. 
• Two points from Lynchburg was answered by two from EMU, and once again the teams swapped points. After an EMU attack error, the Royals ripped off three straight points, including a big block from Melendez and two Hornet errors, to put the stamp on the win. 

Statistical Leaders
Melendez: 7 kills, 4 aces, 3 blocks, 13.0 points
Fernandez Perez: 27 assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks
Rey De La Cruz: 12 digs
Mills: 7 kills, 2 aces, 7 digs

EMU vs Regent

Records: EMU 5-4, 3-0 ODAC | Regent 4-1

Highlights

Set One - EMU 25, Regent 15

• EMU and Regent traded blows to EMU leading 8-7, before EMU went on a 5-1 run, taking a 13-8 lead. 
• Regent pulled within two with a 3-0 run, but EMU squashed any comeback with a run of their own, 9-2, using three kills from Mills and two from Awkward, along with an Odom/Mills block, for a 22-13 lead.
• After two Regent points, EMU closed things out with three straight points, including a kill from Odom, for a 1-0 lead. 

Set Two - EMU 25, Regent 17

• Once again, the teams started out even with EMU taking a 7-6 lead through the first 13 points. Later, with the Royals leading 9-8, EMU pulled ahead with five straight points, including a big block and kills from Odom and Mills. 
• With EMU ahead 15-9, Regent used three straight to pull within three, but EMU answered with a 3-0 run of their own to push their lead back to six, 18-12. 
• The teams swapped points to EMU leading 21-17. The Royals then finished off the set, winning the final four points, highlighted by three straight kills from Mills, for a 2-0 set lead. 

Set Three - EMU 25, Regent 21

• Stop me if you've heard this one, but the teams traded points to start set three, with EMU taking a slim 11-9 lead through 20 points. 
• Neither team could grab momentum, until a Regent error and a Mills kill, put EMU ahead by four, 18-14. The Royals were able to extend their lead to five, 21-16, but Regent countered with a 4-1 tilt, making the score 22-20, EMU. 
• After a kill from Awkward made the score 23-20, Regent added a kill, trying to extend the match. But EMU wasn't having that, as a Regent service error, and a Mills kill, his 20th of the match, wrapped up the Royals second sweep of the day. 

Statistical Leaders
Mills: 20 kills (career high), 2 aces, 3 blocks, 5 digs, 23.5 points
Fernandez Perez: 36 assists (career high), 11 digs
De La Cruz: 11 digs, 5 assists

What's Next
EMU will hit the road once again, as they head to Ohio next week for a trio of matches. They'll start the weekend on Friday with a matchup against host Wittenberg. First serve is set for 7:30 pm. 

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