The University of Akron Athletics
Friday, August 26
Akron, Ohio
3:00 PM
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Akron Drops Season Opener to Eastern Illinois in Opening Day of Top Dawg Challenge
August 26 | Women's Volleyball
BOXSCORE (PDF)
AKRON, Ohio- The Akron volleyball team (0-1) dropped its season opener to Eastern Illinois, 3-0 (20-25, 25-27, 18-25) on Friday in the opening day of the Top Dawg Challenge hosted by Butler.
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Senior Teagan Ochaya (Mentor, Ohio) led the Zips' offense with 10 kills, while junior Faith Johnson (Naperville, Ill.) rounded out the offensive efforts with seven kills. Junior Anne Lesure (Carmel, Ind.) led the squad with 13 assists and one of the team's four aces.
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Eastern Illinois' defense was a tough match for Akron as the Zips only posted a .082 hitting percentage. EIU was able to capitalize on 21 attacking errors by Akron while defending above the net blocking seven of their kill attempts.
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Akron will close out the Top Dawg Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 27 as the Zips will face Oakland at 3 p.m. and tournament host Butler at 6 p.m. The match against Butler can be seen on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoZips.com.
ABOUT ZIPS ATHLETICS
Founded in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) is one of Ohio's most influential public urban research universities, conducting high-quality research in focused areas of excellence, contributing to the vitality of the local economy, and providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines. The University offers more than 200 degree programs, including unique, highly ranked associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and law degrees — with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. UA is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, investment in the community, and economic growth. Akron sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports with more than 500 student-athletes. Learn more at gozips.com.
 Be sure to follow  Akron volleyball  on Twitter (@ZipsVB) and Facebook.
AKRON, Ohio- The Akron volleyball team (0-1) dropped its season opener to Eastern Illinois, 3-0 (20-25, 25-27, 18-25) on Friday in the opening day of the Top Dawg Challenge hosted by Butler.
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Senior Teagan Ochaya (Mentor, Ohio) led the Zips' offense with 10 kills, while junior Faith Johnson (Naperville, Ill.) rounded out the offensive efforts with seven kills. Junior Anne Lesure (Carmel, Ind.) led the squad with 13 assists and one of the team's four aces.
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Eastern Illinois' defense was a tough match for Akron as the Zips only posted a .082 hitting percentage. EIU was able to capitalize on 21 attacking errors by Akron while defending above the net blocking seven of their kill attempts.
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Akron will close out the Top Dawg Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 27 as the Zips will face Oakland at 3 p.m. and tournament host Butler at 6 p.m. The match against Butler can be seen on ESPN+. Live stats are available at GoZips.com.
ABOUT ZIPS ATHLETICS
Founded in 1870, The University of Akron (UA) is one of Ohio's most influential public urban research universities, conducting high-quality research in focused areas of excellence, contributing to the vitality of the local economy, and providing a workforce highly trained in diverse disciplines. The University offers more than 200 degree programs, including unique, highly ranked associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and law degrees — with accreditations by 35 professional agencies. UA is focused on innovation, entrepreneurship, investment in the community, and economic growth. Akron sponsors 17 NCAA Division I sports with more than 500 student-athletes. Learn more at gozips.com.
 Be sure to follow  Akron volleyball  on Twitter (@ZipsVB) and Facebook.
Team Stats
EIU
UA
Kills
42
29
Errors
25
21
Attempts
101
98
Hitting %
.168
.082
Points
54
39
Assists
38
29
Aces
5
4
Blocks
7
6
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's Volleyball
S
/ Women's Volleyball
RS
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