ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Two Patriot League matches so far and two sweeps for American University volleyball as the Eagles closed out their weekend with another one, taking down Navy on the road by scores of 25-18, 25-11 and 25-19. Senior
Lilou Stegeman and freshman
Zedo Yilmaz led the way with nine kills and zero errors each, while freshman
Sophia Nagy served up an incredible seven aces.
Notable
- Nagy's seven aces are the most in a three-set match in the Patriot League so far this season, and are currently tied for the fifth-most in a three-set match in NCAA Division I.
- Stegeman hit an outstanding .643 while posting her nine kills and also adding three blocks.
- Yilmaz was close behind, hitting .474 with nine kills, five digs and two blocks.
- Senior setter Esma Sipahi added seven digs and three kills to 27 assists, while freshman libero Bella Marrero posted a team-high eight digs.
How it Happened
- The first set was tied 12 times to get the score to 13-13, but from there it was all AU.
- American posted 15 kills to Navy's five, hitting .220 to the Mids' .032. The Eagles used a 4-0 to take a 20-15 lead, and closed strong for a 25-18 victory.
- The Eagles took charge early in the second set with a 7-2 lead and never looked back.
- Nagy served up back-to-back-to-back aces for a 20-9 lead in what became a 7-0 run for American. The Eagles eventually won 25-11 on Stegeman's seventh kill of the match.
- The third set saw the Mids make a run at it to narrow the gap after AU took a 15-10 lead. Navy twice came within a point, the second time at 18-17 before a 5-0 run for the Eagles put it out of reach.
- Thanks to Nagy, AU finished with a 9-2 advantage in ages. The Eagles also finished with a 37-24 lead in kills.
Next Up
- The Eagles will next face three-time defending PL champ Colgate, heading to Hamilton to take on the Raiders at 6 pm on Friday, Sept. 27.
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