BUENA VISTA, Va. (EMU Athletics) – The EMU Volleyball team hit the road on Tuesday, heading down I-81 for a matchup against defending USA South Champion Southern Virginia.

SVU racked up 14 service aces and hit .367 as a team, en route to a 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-16) win over EMU.

Records: EMU 1-5, 0-0 ODAC | SVU 5-3, 0-0 USA South

Highlights

Set One: SVU 25, EMU 18
• SVU jumped out to a 4-2 lead to start the first set, before EMU went on a 10-7 run, taking a 12-11 lead behind three kills from Jada Parker, one apiece from Claire Reichenbach and Lindsay Bly and an Emma Rogers blocks.
• The teams swapped points to 14-14, and then EMU took a two-point lead after a service error and a kill from Logan Turchetta. Unfortunately for the Royals, the Knights would end the set on an 11-2 run, including three straight service aces to win the final three points, and take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Set Two: SVU 25, EMU 12
• The Knights took a three-point lead to start the second set, pulling ahead 7-4, with EMU picking up kills from Kenley Smith and Turchetta.
• SVU extended their lead to 10 with a 7-0 run, before EMU started chipping away, going on a 6-3 run, highlighted by kills from Mckenzie Taylor and Kassidy Meadows, to cut SVU’s lead to seven.
• EMU would pick up two more points in the set, one off a service error and another from a Turchetta kill, but SVU would end the set on an 8-2 tilt, and take a 2-0 match lead.
Set Three: SVU 25, EMU 16
• The Royals pulled ahead 6-5 to start the third set, with Bly picking up two kills and a pair of service aces. The teams flip-flopped serves to eight apiece, before the Knights went on a 7-0 run to take a 15-8 lead.
• Two errors and another Bly kill cut SVU’s lead to four. Later in the set, with the Knights leading by six, 18-12, EMU scored three straight, including a kill from Meadows and an Emerson Moats ace, to pull within three, 18-15.
• SVU would go on a 5-0 run, before a Bly/Rogers block stopped the Knights tilt. But SVU would finish out the set, and the match, winning the final two points.

Statistical Leaders
Bly: 6 kills, 2 aces, 1 block
Rogers: 3 blocks

What’s Next
EMU will be back on the court on Saturday, when they head to Maryland for a weekend tri-match. They’ll take on host St. Mary’s of Maryland at 10:00 am before finishing the day with Regent at noon.

— EMU Athletics —