WASHINGTON – Loren McKenzie led a balanced offense with 12 kills and added eight blocks to lift American University to a 21-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23 victory over Colgate in a Patriot League volleyball match Saturday at Bender Arena.

The Eagles improved to 11-9 overall and 6-0 in the PL after winning their sixth straight match and their seventh in the last eight. The Raiders fell to 8-10 and 3-3 in the league.

GAME NOTES

• AU had four players finish with double figures in kills, as McKenzie led the offense for the first time this season. Aleksandra Kazala, Shannon Webb and Helena Elbaek each added 10 kills for the Eagles, who hit .297 in the match.

• Kazala added 13 digs to post her seventh double-double of the season, while Kennedy Etheridge had 50 assists and 11 digs to earn her eighth. It was the third time this season and the sixth time in Etheridge's career that she reached 50 assists in a match.

• AU libero Kristen Largay finished with 19 digs, while Vela McBride matched a career-high with three service aces, adding seven kills and four blocks.

• Colgate used a 9-1 rally in the middle of the first set to take an 18-11 lead. The advantage fell to three points four times, but the Raiders finished the set.

• McKenzie had five kills and Elbaek had four in the second set, as AU earned leads of 10-4, 14-7 and 20-11 on the way to the victory.

• There were nine ties and four lead changes in the third set. Colgate led 21-18 before a five-point run gave AU the edge. Kazala had two kills and a block in that stretch.

• The Eagles had leads of 13-7 and 19-13 in the fourth before Colgate chipped away. The Raiders held off three match points before losing 25-23.

• Jaelah Hutchison led Colgate with 13 kills and Alex Stein added a dozen.

NEXT UP

The Eagles face a Tuesday-night matchup at Lehigh next week before a match at home Friday, Oct. 12 against Army West Point at 7 p.m.

TICKETS

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