From Emory University Athletics
The No. 5-ranked Emory volleyball team continued its run in the
NCAA D-III Tournament Saturday evening, notching a second-round
decision over Thomas More. The Eagles advanced to Sunday's
championship match in the Saint Louis Regional following a
hard-fought 3-0 verdict (25-23, 25-21, 26-24) over the
Saints. The win upped Emory's winning streak to 11 matches
and raised their overall record to 36-3. Thomas More closed
out its season at 30-5.
Emory hit .226 (41-15—115) in the contest compared to TMC's
mark of .094 (36-24—127), the 37th time this
season it has enjoyed the advantage in attack percentage. The
Eagles held a 63-56 advantage in digs and a 6-2 margin in total
blocks.
Senior Leah Jacobs set the pace for the Emory offensive
attack with a match-high 12 kills, six coming in the third set,
while registering a solid .333 hitting percentage. It marked
her 24th outing of double-figure kills this
year. Sophomore Jessica Holler added 11
terminations in the victory and also contributed three of the
squad's seven service aces and four total (1-3) blocks.
Senior libero Kate Bowman totaled a team-leading 21 digs,
her 11th contest of the year with 20 or more.
Bowman now has 626 digs this year, good for the No. 3 spot on the
Eagles' seasonal chart.