Zips Bested in Four Sets at Eastern Michigan - University of Akron Athletics

Friday, October 20

Ypsilanti, MI

7 p.m.

University of Akron

6-15, 2-7MAC

Eastern Michigan

11-14, 3-6MAC

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Akron	15	22	25	16	1
Eastern Michigan	25	25	23	25	3

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October 20 | Women's Volleyball

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Zips Bested in Four Sets at Eastern Michigan

YPSILANTI, Mich.- The University of Akron volleyball team dropped a four-set decision at Eastern Michigan (15-25, 22-25, 25-23, 16-25) on Friday night at the Convocation Center.

Junior Madi Baer (Stow, Ohio) led the Zips' offensive efforts with 16 kills, followed by senior Jessica Kloehn (Milwaukee, Wisc.), who tallied 11 kills. Freshman Emily Weigand (Burton, Ohio) recorded a match-high 34 assists, while Akron's defense was paced by freshman Taylor Sharrits (Concord, Ohio) with 20 digs.

The Zips saw their ledger drop to 6-15 overall and 2-7 in Mid-American Conference play, while the Eagles improved to 11-14 overall and 3-6 in league action

The Eagles got off to an early 9-4 advantage over the Zips in the match before the Zips closed the gap with a 4-1 scoring run of their own to trail by one, 9-8. The Eagle's used a pair of runs that set them apart from Akron, which put them ahead 19-9. Baer kept the Zips' offense striking as she scored Akron's final three points, but it wasn't enough to stop the Eagles as they took set one, 25-15.

Eastern Michigan's offense continued striking in the second set, and got off to an early 11-8 lead before Akron parlayed a 4-0 scoring run to knot the set at 11. After the Zips took their first lead of the set, 14-13, the Eagles used a 4-1 run of their own to go ahead, 17-15. Back-to-back kills by Weigand and an ace from Kloehn brought the Zips within one, but the Eagles scored two-consecutive points that gave them a 22-19 advantage. Baer had two back-to-back kills at the end of the set, but Eastern Michigan took the frame, 25-22.

With Akron trailing the third set by as much as seven, the Zips continued to chip away at Eastern Michigan's lead throughout the third set. A late turning point for Akron came as the Eagles committed an attack error that put the Zips in position to use a five-point run to assume their first lead of the set, 20-19.

After a time out by the Eagles, the Zips connected on consecutive points off an Eastern Michigan attack error, and a kill from senior Julie Shallman (Holt, Mich.) that extended their lead, 22-19. The Eagles answered back with two-straight points, but with one swing away from ending the set, Baer connected on a kill to give the Zips life and secure a 25-23 set win.

Eastern Michigan's offense put it ahead 7-1 to start the fourth set. With the help of two errors from the Eagles the Zips were able to chip away at Eastern Michigan's lead, and trailed 7-4. The Eagles went ahead as much as 13-5 on the strength of a 6-1 scoring drive that was finally capped by Kloehn, who connected on a kill.

Akron put together a 4-1 run to spark some offense, but Eastern Michigan answered back tallying three points that gave the Eagles a 21-13 advantage. A kill from Kloehn put the Zips in position to start a run, but the Eagles scored the remaining two points and ended the match with a fourth-set 25-16 victory.

Eastern Michigan concluded the match hitting a .260 percentage to Akron's .124.

The Zips return to action on Saturday as they take on Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant, Mich., for a 7 p.m. start. Saturday's match will be broadcasted on ESPN 3.