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(10/08/11 3:00am)
The middle blocks were the story on Friday night as the Eastern Michigan University volleyball team defeated the University of Toledo 3-0 (26-24, 25-7, 25-16).
(09/25/11 3:32am)
The Eastern Michigan Volleyball team took on the Northern Illinois Huskies Saturday, September 24th; both teams entered the contest needing wins in tournament play. It was a big night for EMU, as they fought their way to victory. The Eagles got a much needed first conference win as they defeated the Huskies in 4 sets. (28-26, 26-28, 25-15 and 25-20).
Senior setter, Ashley Mason, recorded a double-double on the night with 44 assist and 10 kills, while Haley Stein had a season-high 34 digs. Rachel Iaquaniello had 13 digs, 3 aces and 18 kills. Paige Roback contributed 12 kills as she posted a team-high .370 hitting percentage. Erin Short also pitched with 11 kills (.360 hitting percentage), four blocks and four digs.
The first set was a back and forth tug-of-war for the Eagles and Huskies with six lead changes between the two teams. Mason led the charge in the first set with 17 assists and 1 kill, Paige Roback contributed 6 kills as well.
The Eagles got off to an early 4-2 lead before the Huskies fought back. NIU 4-0 run to take a 7-4 lead and held on until the end of the set.
With the Huskies ahead 20-19, a kill by Roback would set the teams up for the tug-of-war. NIU re-gained the lead after a kill by Lauren Wicinski, but Iaquaniello answered with one of her own for the Eagles to tie the score at 21. An attack error by Wicinski and a kill by Roback put the Eagles up 23-21 until the Huskies put up two points. The teams continued to go back and forth until back-to-back kills by Iaquaniello sealed the 28-26 win for the Eagles.
The Eagles were a little shaky in the second set and could not get it together in time. But they came charging back in the third set and re-gained control of the match, and never looked back, winning the third and fourth sets 25-15 and 25-20 respectively.
The Eagles were led in the third set by Kristen Baker who had 1 ace, 3 kills and 1 block. Mason had 2 kills and 6 assists. Iaquaniello came around in the match and contributed 1 ace, 3 kills and 1 assist.
The fourth and final set was led by Mason and Short. Mason had 10 assists, 1 block and 1 ace. Short was a key player as well with 5 kills, 2 blocks and 1 assist.
With the win, the Eagles improve to 13-3 on the season and 1-1 in Mid-American Conference play, while the Huskies fall to 12-4 on the season and 1-1 as well in Mid-American Conference play.
The Eagles will now prepare to take on the Chippewas of Central Michigan, in Mount Pleasant, on September 29th at 7 pm.
(09/07/11 2:33am)
Eight games into its 2011 season, the Eastern Michigan University volleyball team garnered its seventh consecutive win as it defeated Youngstown State 3-1 (25-20, 25-16, 18-25, 25-20). This marks the Eagles’ longest win streak since opening the 2010 season with a perfect 8-0 record.
(09/02/11 1:04am)
Wednesday, August 31 a 16-kill performance from junior Rachel Iaquaniello led the Eastern Michigan University Volleyball team to a 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 26-24) sweep of Oakland University in the Eagles’ 2011 home opener.
(11/19/09 12:58am)
Eastern Michigan University will try for its first win at 7 p.m. Friday, while Toledo hopes to keep its bowl chances hopes alive.
(11/16/09 1:29am)
(11/09/09 3:44am)
Eastern Michigan University scored first but couldn’t maintain its lead Friday in a Mid-American Conference semifinal, as Miami scored twice in the second half to secure a 2-1 victory in Mount Pleasant on the campus of Central Michigan University.
(11/02/09 1:32am)
Curtis Vollmar was fourth at the Mid-American Conference championships Saturday in Athens, Ohio, and helped Eastern Michigan University’s cross country team to a second-place finish.
(10/26/09 1:24am)
Eastern Michigan wore pink jerseys and played with a pink volleyball on Saturday.
(10/26/09 1:21am)
Saturday marked the third consecutive year Eastern Michigan University paired up with the Side-Out Foundation for “Dig Pink,” an event that has helped raise awareness and money for breast cancer research.
(10/26/09 12:16am)
(10/21/09 7:46pm)
For first-year football coach Ron English cancer is a subject that hits home to him — he lost his father last year to pancreatic cancer. So when the thought of joining the Eastern Michigan University volleyball team when it does its annual fundraiser to support breast cancer research, English was right on board.
(10/19/09 12:43am)
Andrew Pfeiffer helped lead the Eastern Michigan men’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish (124 points) at the Falcon Invitational on Saturday in Bowling Green, Ohio.
(10/12/09 12:32am)
As an individual, Eastern Michigan’s Curtis Vollmar placed fifth (24:19) Friday at the Michigan Intercollegiate in Grand Rapids. He led his team to a third-place finish (66 points).
(10/05/09 12:55am)
Eastern Michigan University entered Friday’s match against the University of Toledo with a 1-16 record, including zero wins in two Mid-American Conference games.
(09/24/09 1:56am)
Eastern Michigan’s volleyball team has struggled this season, there’s no way around it. The team is 1-13, and its two seniors have nursed injuries.
(09/24/09 1:51am)
(09/21/09 2:02am)
Eastern Michigan women’s golf team won the Cardinal Classic this past weekend in Yorktown, Ind. It shot 591 (298-293). Host Ball State finished second (598). Freshman Emily Podzielinski won the individual title with a 3-under 141 (72-69).
(09/14/09 12:13am)
Soccer extends win streak to 2
Playing in the Virginia Commonwealth tournament, Eastern Michigan defeated Richmond, 1-0, on Friday and Loyola (Md.) College, 5-0, on Sunday.
(09/10/09 4:43am)
The Eagles celebrate after a point against No. 7 Michigan at Wednesday’s volleyball game.
