The Emory University volleyball team moves to 14-0 after defeating NYU and Case Western Reserve on Sunday afternoon in Chicago, Illinois at the second UAA Round Robin tournament. 

The first win of the day put the No. 5 ranked Eagles at a 13-0 record, the very first time in history with a thirteen-win start and continued with the second game of the day. The Eagles posted a 25-21, 25-18, 22-25, 25-18 line against the No. 10 ranked NYU Violets before posting a 20-25, 25-17, 25-14, 25-22 victory against the CWRU Spartans. 

Senior Carly Wallace finished her weekend strong posting 14 kills against NYU and eight against Case Western Reserve. Sophomore Kaya Monrose followed with five in game one and 14 in the second game. Sophomore Ioanna Copulos had an impressive day on offense totaling 43 assists including 24 in the second match setting a new career high. 

In the first match against NYU, the Violets started the first set with a 7-3 lead before the Eagles went on a five-point run to take an 8-7 lead. The match continued with tie-after-tie before the Eagles were able to take advantage of an attack error from NYU to finish the set 25-21. The Eagles dominated the second set of the match taking the lead 13-8 after another six-point run. From there, Emory took control of the set and won 25-18 highlighted by kills from junior Alana Dawson and Wallace.

The Violets had a slight advantage in the third set but the Eagles followed right behind the entire set. NYU finished the set 22-25 on a kill to force a fourth set. Emory ran with the fourth set holding another 13-8 lead over the Violets in the middle of the set. Kills from juniors Lily Martin and Madison Cail ended the set and the match for the Eagles with a 25-18 score. 

In the second match of the day, the Eagles took a 10-6 lead over Case Western Reserve early in the first set, but the Spartans answered with 11 points to take a 17-13 lead. Emory was not able to catch up and dropped the set 20-25. The Eagles responded strong in set two holding an 8-6 lead before scoring five points for a 13-6 lead. The run continued and Emory was able to take a 21-12 advantage into a timeout. Back-to-back kills from Monrose and Wallace ended the second set 25-17. 

Again, the Eagles ran with the third set scoring seven consecutive points to hold a 20-9 lead over the Spartans. Case Western Reserve answered with five points of their own, but the effort fell short and Emory took the third set 25-14. The fourth set was another close back and forth matchup seeing several ties before the Eagles pulled away and won the match 25-22. 

Emory will be back in action on Friday, October 20 at 6 pm when they travel to face Georgia opponent Covenant in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.