WASHINGTON - The match was a quick one for American University volleyball as the Eagles swept visiting Holy Cross by scores of 25-17, 25-15 and 25-17. AU posted 43 kills to the Crusaders' 22 and won its fifth straight match to improve to 18-4 overall and 8-2 in the Patriot League.

Notable

• For the 10th time this season, freshman Zedo Yilmaz recorded a double-double with 11 digs to go with a match-high 13 kills. Yilmaz, who hit .250, was the only player in the match with 10 or more kills.
• The Eagles got a huge spark from sophomore Holly Hopkins, who subbed in for seven kills and nine digs, hitting .300.
• Sophomore Sofia Osterdahl hit .375 with eight kills, and freshman Elise Sterling hit .333 with six kills.
• Senior setter Esma Sipahi added six digs and four blocks to 34 assists, while senior Lilou Stegeman matched Sipahi for match-high honors with four blocks.
• Tying for the team-high in digs with Yilmaz was senior Bridget Javitch, who also posted 11.
• Freshman libero Bella Marrero added eight digs to three service aces and was the only Eagle to serve up an ace in the win.

How it Happened 

• In the opening set, AU hit .345 while Holy Cross went .000 with seven kills and seven errors. Yilmaz led the way with five kills on nine attempts with zero errors.
• Sterling was 3-for-3 in the first set, with her second giving American set-point, and the third finding the floor for the set win as AU ended it 25-17.
• The second set was close at the midway point as Holy Cross pulled within one at 15-14, but the Crusaders scored just a single point the rest of the way.
• American closed out the set on a 10-1 run with kills from four different players, including Osterdahl who ended it at 25-15. The Eagles hit .225 in the second, while Holy Cross finished with more errors than kills.
• The third set went much like the second, as the Eagles led by just a point at 16-15 before running away with it and winning 25-17. 
• Hopkins saved her best for last, tallying five of her kills in the third set.

Next Up

• The Eagles are back home on Saturday, hosting league-leading Colgate at 3 p.m.

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