The No. 7-ranked Emory volleyball team opened play at the Wid Guisler Invitational Friday evening with a sweep over Geneva College.  The Eagles topped the Golden Tornadoes, 25-9, 25- 11, 25-19, boosting their season record to 22-4.

Emory ended the match hitting .358 (48-10—106), the 10^th time this season hit .300 or higher, while holding Geneva to an effort of .053 (21-15-113). Senior Jessica Holler paced all players with 12 kills and hit .450 (12-3—20), her 15^th performance of an attack percentage of .400 or higher. Senior Sarah Maher ranked second on the club with 11 kills to go along with a hitting mark of .429.  Maher also totaled 11 digs that represented her fifth double-double (kills/digs) of the campaign. Senior Kathryn Trinka and sophomore Sydney Leimbach totaled seven and six successful attack attempts, respectively, with Trinka posting a .400 hitting effort and Leimbach a .455 showing.  Sophomore Becky Breuer tied her season high with 27 digs, while freshman Sarah Porter dished out 39 assists.

Emory returns to action on Saturday when it clashes with No. 15-ranked Eastern University and 10^th-ranked host of the Invitational, Juniata College.