HARRISONBURG, Va. – First-year
Allie de Moet (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) recorded a team-high five kills, and fellow first-year
Nadia Bingham (Chesapeake, Va.) added four service aces as the Sweet Briar College volleyball team (0-21, 0-10 ODAC) fell to the Eastern Mennonite University Royals (8-12, 2-5 ODAC), 3-0, this evening at Yoder Arena. The Vixens dropped the match by set scores of 25-14, 25-13, and 25-19.
Eastern Mennonite built an early 8-1 advantage in the opening set before Sweet Briar began chipping away. Trailing 16-4, the Vixens collected three consecutive points, with sophomore
Rachael Hunt (Willow Spring, N.C.) capping the stretch with a service ace. Bingham later registered Sweet Briar's first kill of the evening, then added an ace during another three-point run that brought the Vixens within 22-13. The hosts went on to take the opener, 25-14.
First-year
Kayla Rogucki (Fredericksburg, Va.) opened the second set with a service ace, and Sweet Briar stayed close through the early exchanges. A pair of kills from de Moet gave the Vixens a 4-3 lead and later tied the score at 5-5. Eastern Mennonite answered with eight consecutive points to pull ahead, 13-5, before extending its advantage to 24-8. Sweet Briar fought off five set points during a late rally that featured two Bingham aces and a Bingham kill off an assist from first-year
Addison Garner (Elizabeth City, N.C.). Eastern Mennonite ultimately closed out the set, 25-13.
The Vixens put together their most productive offensive set in the third, totaling six kills. Hunt and de Moet combined for a block to give Sweet Briar a 4-2 lead, and a kill from first-year
Kylee Cox (Paris, Ill.) helped keep the Vixens within a point at 9-8. Bingham's fourth ace tied the score at 10-10 before de Moet delivered kills to draw Sweet Briar even at 11-11 and 13-13.
Eastern Mennonite then scored four straight points to move ahead, 17-13. De Moet answered with her third kill of the set, and Sweet Briar later used consecutive kills from Hunt and Bingham to trim the deficit to 21-17. The hosts held off the Vixens down the stretch, securing the sweep with a 25-19 third-set victory.
Highlights
- Bingham's four aces mark a new career single-game high.
- Sophomore Yeriam Alyah Dávila Gerena (Rîo Grande, Puerto Rico) led the team with five digs and nine assists.
What's Next
The Vixens will head to Shenandoah tomorrow, Oct. 24th.
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