From Emory University Athletics
Emory University head volleyball coach Jenny McDowell earned her 600th career win Sunday afternoon as the Eagles staged a dramatic rally over Carnegie Mellon in its final match of the University Athletic Association Round Robin I. McDowell picked up the milestone in dramatic fashion with Emory coming away with a come-from-behind 3-2 verdict over the Tartans (25-27, 19-25, 25-18, 25-16, 15-4), raising its overall record to 21-2, 3-0 in the UAA.
After seeing the visitors from CMU hit .301 over the first two
sets (25-6—63), Emory's defense rose to the occasion and
limited the Tartans to an attack percentage of just .096
(22-14—83) over the final three games including -.211 in the
decisive fifth set. Conversely, the Eagles got their
league-leading offense rolling over the final three sets, hitting
.329 (39-12—82) in that stretch en route to registering a
final effort of .252 (68-30—151).
Senior Leah Jacobs paced three double-digit terminators
for the Eagles with a match-high 23 kills, her fifth outing of the
season with 20 or more successful attack attempts and tying her
second-highest career total. Jacobs hit .364 (23-7—44) and
added two service aces and a pair of block assists in helping Emory
boost its home winning streak to 25 matches. Sophomore Kathryn
Trinka picked an opportune time to chalk up a personal-best 15
kills en route to a .290 hitting mark (15-6—31) while
classmate Sarah Maher rounded out the trio with 13 kills,
three coming in the fifth set. Junior setter Sydney
Miles dished out 53 assists and chipped in four of the club's
season-high 12 service aces along with 14 digs. Senior Kate
Bowman topped all players with 22 digs, helping the Eagles to
a 68-51 cushion in that department. The Tartans did finish
with a 11-6 advantage in total blocks.