WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University volleyball team completed its home slate Wednesday evening with a 3-0 ODAC victory over Eastern Mennonite.
Shenandoah (10-15, 4-7 ODAC) kept its ODAC Tournament hopes alive with the win at 16, 17 and 21 over the Royals (8-19, 2-9).
SU can qualify for the eight-team post-season ODAC Tournament with a win Saturday at Guilford coupled with a Randolph loss Friday at Lynchburg.
IN BRIEF
Set scores: 25-16, 25-17, 25-21
Shenandoah led throughout the opening set, opening up a big early lead, before EMU battled back in the second. The two teams were tied 10 times and traded the lead five times in the second along with nine ties and six lead changes in the third.
SU scored the final five points in the third to close out the match.
SU LEADERS
Kills
Emily Cheatwood 19, Caylin Harris 10
Assists
Megan Hillyard 42
Digs
Nicole Shannon 17, Hillyard 15, Harris 14, Hannah Lien 12
UP NEXT
- Shenandoah completes its regular season on Saturday at Guilford.
- MATCH NOTES
- Shenandoah leads the all-time series 10-8
- The Hornets have won seven straight in the series
- SU hit .224 for the match with 47 kills against 17 errors in 134 attempts
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