UAA Round Robin II Info
The No. 3-ranked Emory volleyball team returns to University Athletic Association play this Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 18-19) when it competes at the league's Round Robin II. Serving as the host for this weekend's action will be the University of Chicago. The Eagles will play a total of four matches with their schedule as follows:
Saturday, Oct. 18
Emory vs. New York University – 12:30 pm (CDT)
Emory vs. Washington University – 2:30 pm (CDT)
Sunday, Oct. 19
Emory vs. Brandeis University – 10:00 am (CDT)
Emory vs. University of Chicago – 2:00 pm (CDT)
Emory takes a 12-match win streak in the Round Robin II with the squad coming off 3-0 victories over Huntingdon College and Birmingham Southern this past Tuesday. The Eagles post an overall won-lost slate of 24-2, 3-0 in the UAA.
Emory leads the UAA and ranks among the top 10 in Division III with a .272 hitting percentage. The Eagles claim the top three positions on the league chart for individual hitting percentage, led by sophomore Jessica Holler's .394 effort (156-34—310). Holler also sets the pace among league performers with a 1.25 blocks-per-set average, and is coming off a seven-blocks performance against Birmingham Southern, her first action after missing the previous eight contests. Sophomore Sarah Maher (.331) and senior Leah Jacobs (.318) rank 2-3, respectively, in that category with Jacobs pounding out 3.95 kills per game, good for the No. 2 position in the league. Jacobs has chalked up six straight efforts of double-figure terminations and owns 18 on the campaign.
Junior setter Sydney Miles has played a key role in the smooth running of the Emory offense, leading the league while ranking among the top 20 on the national scene in assists with a 10.32 per-set average. Heading into the weekend, Miles is No. 3 all-time on the program's ladder with 3,676 assists. Defensively, senior libero Kate Bowman ranks among the league leader in digs average (6th, 4.49 dps) and total digs (2nd, 413). Bowman figures prominently on the school's all-time chart with her 1,198 digs good for fifth place.