The University of Mary Washington volleyball team defeated Eastern University, 3-1, and Randolph-Macon College, 3-0, to close the regular season and run its win streak to nine on Saturday at Ron Rosner Arena. The Eagles improve to 14-9 on the season.
UMW opened the day with a 25-20, 16-25, 25-18, 25-18 win over Eastern. Junior
Alice Holoubek and senior
Natalie Brown each posted 10 kills, while senior
Sarah Starling added eight. Sophomore
Naomi Decker led with 20 assists, with freshman
Avery Lefman adding 16. Sophomore
Kathleen Harbaugh scored four total blocks,a nd senior
Julia Gustafson scored 20 digs, with junior
Jocelyn Fang and freshman
Josie Calhoun each adding 12.
The Eagles then overcame an early season 3-0 defeat to Randolph-Macon to defeat the Yellow Jackets, 25-23, 25-19, 25-21. UMW limited its mistakes, committing just 12 hitting errors in the match. Sophomore
Sierra Hunt led UMW with eight kills,while Brown scored seven, and Decker led with 15 assists, with Lefman adding 10. Gustafson again led with 15 digs.
Mary Washington will host the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference Tournament on November 13-14. Official seedings will be announced.Â
