Akron Volleyball Falls in Five Sets at Eastern Michigan

Saturday, October 31

Ypsilanti, Mich.

4:00 pm

University of Akron

9-15,4-8MAC

Eastern Michigan

10-14,4-8MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Akron	15	25	20	25	9	2
Eastern Mich.	25	16	25	21	15	3

October 31 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The University of Akron volleyball team battled through five sets but came up short in a 3-2 Mid-American Conference loss to Eastern Michigan on Saturday afternoon at the George Gervin GameAbove Center. The Eagles claimed the match by set scores of 25-15, 16-25, 25-20, 21-25 and 15-9.

Akron (9-15, 4-8 MAC) evened the match twice, winning the second and fourth sets, but Eastern Michigan (10-14, 4-8 MAC) secured the deciding fifth set. The match was played in front of 138 fans.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set One: Eastern Michigan 25, Akron 15
Eastern Michigan opened the match with a 25-15 win, using 15 kills and a .300 hitting percentage. Akron recorded 10 kills in the opening frame.

Set Two: Akron 25, Eastern Michigan 16
The Zips responded emphatically in the second set, earning a 25-16 victory to even the match. Akron recorded 13 kills while hitting .294, committing just three errors in the frame.

Set Three: Eastern Michigan 25, Akron 20
The Eagles regained the match lead with a 25-20 win in the third set. Akron posted 13 kills but was limited to a .079 hitting percentage.

Set Four: Akron 25, Eastern Michigan 21
Akron answered again in the fourth set, claiming a 25-21 victory to force a decisive fifth set. The Zips recorded 17 kills and hit .250, their highest kill total of the match.

Set Five: Eastern Michigan 15, Akron 9
Eastern Michigan closed out the match with a 15-9 win in the fifth set. The Eagles recorded seven kills and hit .227 in the final frame to secure the 3-2 victory.

GAME NOTES
Ozoh leads the attack: Chidera Ozoh paced Akron with 15 kills and added two block assists, finishing with 16 points.

Aeschliman adds 13 kills: Jordyn Aeschliman recorded 13 kills while hitting .324. She also contributed three block assists and finished with 14.5 points.

Gash contributes across the board: Delaney Gash tallied 10 kills and 12 digs.

Wolf delivers from the service line: Lyndi Wolf recorded four service aces, along with five kills and three block assists.

Christensen and Evans share setting duties: Clara Christensen led the Zips with 29 assists, while Payton Evans added 19 assists.

Chausse leads defensively: Reilly Chausse paced Akron with 14 digs, while Vanessa Del Real added 11.

BY THE NUMBERS
Akron finished with 58 kills and a .143 hitting percentage. Eastern Michigan recorded 56 kills and hit .194.

The Zips totaled 55 assists, led by Christensen's 29.

Akron recorded five service aces, matching Eastern Michigan.

Akron finished with 74 digs, led by Chausse's 14.

The Zips' best offensive set came in the fourth, when they recorded 17 kills and hit .250.

Ozoh, Aeschliman and Gash combined for 38 of Akron's 58 kills.

UP NEXT
Akron returns home to James A. Rhodes Arena for a two-match MAC series against Central Michigan on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7. Friday's match is scheduled for 6 p.m., followed by a 4 p.m. start on Saturday.