HARRISONBURG, Va. (BC Athletics) – The Bridgewater College women’s volleyball team rolled it’s win streak to 12 matches led by 14 kills from Rachael Meyers.

Final Score: Bridgewater 3, EMU 0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-19)
Records: Bridgewater 13-2 (5-0 ODAC), EMU 5-7 (1-2 ODAC)

How It Happened
• Neither side could gain separation early in the opening set. BC slowly worked out to a 10-7thanks to a flurry of errors by EMU. The Royals pulled back to even and the teams traded points before another pair of attack errors by the Royals gave BC an 18-16 edge on Jillian Levin’s serve. EMU got the service break, but three more attack errors gave the Eagles the momentum and the lead back at 21-17. EMU regrouped before a Meyers kills followed by one from Regan Stoop to give BC set points. EMU fought off the first, but a kill from Gabby Atwell gave Bridgewater the opening set at 25-20.
• The second set started tight until a few EMU errors and a Stoop kill sparked a 6-0 BC run fueled by three service aces from Stoop. A Faith DePew kill polished it off at a 13-5 lead. EMU tried to close in, but could not get much going as a kill from Claire Griffith gave the Eagles a two-set lead after a 25-11 victory in set number two.
• The Eagles opened with the first three points in set three before EMU closed back in. The Royals took a 6-5 lead momentarily before a kill from Stoop sparked a four-point run as a Faith Shields ace made it 9-6. The Royals drew back even at 10-10, but BC took over and stretched out to a 14-11 lead after a kill from Meyers. EMU got back to within a pair of points before BC stretched out to a 20-15 lead after an EMU error. The Royals took a timeout and tried to swing the momentum but kills from Meyers and DePew polished off the win at 25-19.
Match Notes
• Meyers had a night to remember in Yoder Arena as she totaled 14 kills and swung at a .458 clip to lead BC offensively. Stoop was right behind her with eight kills and 13 digs. Madeline Walker also added a season-best 14 digs.
• Denby and Stocker led EMU with six kills each. Black’s 19 digs were a game high.
• The big difference on the stat sheet was the hitting percentage as BC fired away at a .211 mark while EMU was just above even at a .045 clip.
Up Next

Bridgewater is out of action for 10 days before opening a tough five-game homestand with Va. Wesleyan on Friday Oct. 4.

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