WASHINGTON - It was all about weathering the storm for the American University volleyball team against visiting Loyola Maryland on Tuesday night, as the Eagles (14-7, 7-1) went up 2-0 before eventually needing a fifth set to defeat the Greyhounds (10-12, 3-5). AU then closed out the match on an impressive 7-0 run to win its seventh straight contest.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Three players had standout nights for AU - senior Jeanne Westney, junior Olivia Wassner and freshman Zeynep Uzen.
• Wassner was one kill away from a triple-double, adding a career-high nine kills to a career-high 19 digs and 40 assists. She also served up a career best six aces, posted four blocks and led all players in the match with a hitting percentage of .421.
• Uzen, the Patriot League Rookie of the Week, led AU with 17 kills and made it her third double-double with 11 digs.
• Westney came up with some big points when the Eagles needed them and finished with six digs and five blocks to go with 10 kills.
• AU won the first two sets 25-21 and 25-20 before dropping the next two by scores of 25-20 and 27-25. 
• In the fifth set the Eagles trailed 9-8 but did not let Loyola score again. Westney had two kills in AU's 7-0 closing run and Wassner ended the match with her sixth ace.
• The Greyhounds showed signs of their ability to make a comeback early on, trailing AU 17-9 in the opening set before coming nearly all the way back with an 8-1 run. The Eagles still led by just two at 23-21 before an Onuchi Ndee kill was followed by a Loyola error for the 25-21 win.
• AU never trailed in the second set, limiting errors to go up 2-0 for the match.
• The fourth set was a tight one all the way through. Uzen knocked down a kill to fight off one set point for Loyola, and the Greyhounds then fought off a set point for AU before adding two more points and evening the match at 2-2.

UP NEXT

• AU will host two more matches this week, welcoming Army West Point at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, and league-leading Colgate at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.

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