YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) – The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team was unable to hang on as the Eagles fell to in-state rival Western Michigan, 3-1, tonight, Feb. 5, inside the Convocation Center. EMU (0-2, 0-2 MAC) posted a .203 attack percentage (55-19-177), but couldn't contain WMU's .292 attack clip (65-15-171).
Two Eagles posted double-digit kill performances, paced by senior Franki Strefling (Niles, Mich.-Buchanan) with 19 kills. Sophomore Samantha Basham (Granville, Ohio-Newark Catholic) also tallied double-figures with a career-high 14 kills, and notched seven digs. Classmate Jayden Otto (Crystal Lake, Ill.