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The No. 4-ranked Emory volleyball team has advanced to the finals of the Newport News, Virginia, NCAA Regional following a victory Saturday afternoon against No. 23 Juniata College in the semifinal round.  The Eagles won their sixth straight match and upped their record to 33-5 following a 3-1 decision (19-25, 28-26, 25-19, 25-18) over Juniata who closed out its season with a ledger of 25-12.

After hitting a season-best .506 in its regional opener against Salem, Emory maintained its efficient offensive pace against JC, registering a .314 (69-15—172) attack percentage, the fifth match in the past six outings of hitting hit .300 or higher.  The Eagles' 69 terminations tied a season high set earlier against Cal Lutheran (Sept. 14) in a five-set affair and represented the seventh time during the campaign they had compiled 60 or more successful attacks.

Senior Breanah Bourque was a wrecking machine for Emory, slugging away for a career-high tying 24 kills and finishing with a .488 hitting percentage (24-4—41).   Bourque also chalked up five block assists.  Senior Alex Duhl picked up 11 terminations, her 13^th match of double figures this year, while sophomore Cami Silverman chipped in 10 kills and 15 digs, her fifth straight and 12^th double-double on the year.  Freshman setter Sydney Miles dished out a season-best 55 assists and contributed a dozen digs in the cause with classmate Taylor Erwin led all players with 22 digs.

Emory will meet No. 5-ranked Christopher Newport in the regional final on Sunday starting at 2:00 p.m.  The Captains, 38-2 and host of the regional, advanced following a 3-2 win over Randolph-Macon.   CNU knocked Emory out of the NCAA Tournament last with a 3-0 win at Newport News.