The Bridgewater College volleyball team defeated cross-town rival Eastern Mennonite in three straight on Wednesday evening.

In the first game, the Eagles trailed 0-4 before rallying and taking the lead.  It was a back and forth game with neither team able to put the other away.  Bridgewater prevailed with a 26-24 victory.

In the second set, the Eagles led by as many as seven before the Royals closed the gap and tied the score at 21-21.  Sophomore Katie Baker and junior Candice Guy each had kills to put the Eagles up two, 23-21.  Bridgewater won 25-21 on another Guy kill.

The Eagles found themselves down 0-2 before back-to-back Ashley Scott kills tied the score at 2-2.  The teams traded points and were tied at 6-6 before Guy delivered another kill to put B.C. up 7-6.  The teams continued to trade points before senior Erika Dirnagl put the Eagles ahead at 18-16 on back-to-back attacks. Freshman Casey O'Leary had two service aces and Baker an attack to put the Eagles up 21-16.  The Royals rallied to push the score to 24-19 but could not get any closer as Bridgewater took the third set, 25-20.

Senior Erika Dirnagl had 14 kills on the night while teammate Tricia Davis dished out 31 assists.  Senior Mandy Hill had eight kills with no errors in the game.  Baker and Guy also had eight kills while freshmen libero Abby Platt had 12 digs on the evening.

The Eagles close out the regular season this weekend at the Seahawk Invitational at St. Mary's College.