Eagles Defeat Emory & Henry To Advance To ODAC Volleyball Tournament Semifinal Round

ROANOKE, Va. - The Bridgewater College Eagles defeated Emory & Henry, 3-1, Friday in the quarterfinal round of the ODAC volleyball tournament played at Hollins University.
The Eagles won the opening set 25-16 before the Wasps evened the match by edging Bridgewater 26-24 in the second set. Bridgewater took the third set 25-16 and then closed out the match 26-24 in the fourth set.
The Eagles used a balanced hitting attack led by senior Erika Dirnagl with 14 kills. Candice Guy, Katie Baker and Ashley Scott added 10 kills each for the Eagles. Baker led the team in blocks with four and Mandy Hill added three.
Tricia Davis dished out 45 assists and Casey O'Leary turned in a solid effort on the back row with 25 digs.
The Eagles advance to the semifinal round at Hollins on Saturday morning at 11 where they will meet top-seeded Randolph-Macon. Randolph-Macon blanked Guilford 3-0 in the Yellow Jackets first tournament match. The championship game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
The other semifinal contest will pit Roanoke, a 3-2 upset winner over No. 2 seed Washington and Lee, against No. 3 seed Lynchburg, a 3-1 winner over Virginia Wesleyan.








