AKRON, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team posted a four-set victory (25-20, 25-18, 15-25, 25-19) over the University of Akron tonight, Feb. 19, inside UA's James A. Rhodes Arena. With the win, EMU improves to 3-4 overall (3-4 MAC), while Akron drops to 3-7 (3-7 MAC).
Senior April Houston (Minneapolis, Minn.-Southwest) led the Eagles and tied a career-high with 16 kills. The middle blocker also boasted a .316 hitting percentage (16-4-38). Classmate Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) and sophomore Samantha Basham (Granville, Ohio-Newark Catholic) added nine and seven kills, respectively.