ANN ARBOR, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team played tough with the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) No. 24-ranked University of Michigan Sunday, Sept. 15, but were unable to keep pace with the Wolverines, falling 22-25, 18-25, 19-25, to finish the Michigan Classic.
EMU (3-5) finished the match with eight blocks to U-M's (6-2) four, but the Wolverines held the advantage in attack percentage (.283 to .157), total assists (48 to 29), and total digs (51 to 39) on the evening.
Eastern's well-balanced offensive attack was led by its pin hitters, as junior Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.