BALTIMORE - After two tough matches in the past week, American University volleyball righted the ship with a 3-1 road win at Loyola Maryland on Friday night. The Greyhounds (1-4) had beaten the Eagles (3-3) by the same score just one week ago.

NOTABLE

• There were strong performances across the board for the Eagles, who were led by Helena Elbaek's 22 kills.
• Tyra Areskoug added a kills and two blocks to a double-double outing of 42 assists and 16 digs.
• Katie Putney recorded a season-high 14 kills while hitting .324.
• Carlie Fikse added a team-best four blocks to nine kills, and was error-free while hitting .474 for the night.
• Chiara Bosetti tied for match-high honors with 18 digs, also serving up a match-best three aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The opening set was neck-and-neck all the way down the stretch, with nearly equal statistical performances statistically by both teams.
• After AU let a 23-21 lead slip away, head coach Barry Goldberg called timeout at 23-23. Coming out of the timeout, Elbaek knocked down back-to-back kills for a 25-23 set win.
• The Eagles were stronger in the second set and had a cushion of a few points for much of the way. But, once again, the Greyhounds battled and a 22-18 lead for AU became just a one-point lead at 24-23.
• This time it was Putney with the clutch play and a kill to end the set in favor of the Eagles, 25-23.
• The loss in the third set was a tough one to swallow for American, as the Eagles had five chances at set and match point.
• Ultimately, Loyola broke a 27-27 tie to get its first set point, and then won 29-27 on the only service ace for either team in the set.
• American looked like a new team in the fourth set, coming out firing on all cylinders. The Eagles hit .414 compared to .032 for the Greyhounds, committing only one error in 29 attempts.
• Two early service aces for Bosetti helped set the tone as AU pulled away and never looked back, at one point leading 19-9 before winning the set 25-16.

POSTGAME THOUGHTS

• "Big turn for us tonight. Close games and we kept fighting. Helena and Katie had good success. Asli Celikkol was steady and our middles all contributed nicely. A team win with lots of good progress." - Coach Goldberg

NEXT UP

• The Eagles will play their final regular season match at Navy on Sunday, March 28 at 4 p.m. Four teams will advance to the Patriot League Championships at Colgate on April 2-3. The Eagles currently sit in fourth place.

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