The Eagles took on No. 11 Juniata and Catholic in the Nation's Capital Saturday afternoon, splitting the day as they fell to Juniata and defeated Catholic 3-0 to improve to 12-5 on the campaign.
Game 1: Juniata 3, Emory 0
In the Juniata matchup, senior
Sophia Luo led the team with eight kills while
Carolina Ufret picked up 11 assists and a service ace.
The Eagles started off set one hitting .143 with 14 kills and eight errors, ending 25-17.
The second set saw the same number of kills from Emory as they hit .238 on the set to fall 25-19.
Juniata completed the sweep in the third set as Emory fell 25-14.
Game 2: Emory 3, Catholic 0
Luo led the Eagles once again against the Cardinals, delivering 12 kills while Ufret put up 23 assists.
Kennedi White also made an impact at the service line, earning five service aces on the match.
Set one saw 14 kills to Catholic's 10 as the Eagles won the set 25-14. Emory hit .379 as the team delivered 14 kills and five aces.
Emory took the second set 25-15 as the Eagles put up a .359 hitting percentage with 18 kills to the Cardinals' five, a pair of service aces and a lone block on the set.
The Eagles sealed the sweep as they won set three by the same margin as the second set, hitting .333 with 11 kills, two blocks and four service aces to wrap up competition in Washington, D.C.
Emory will be back on the court next weekend as they head to St. Louis, MO for the third and final UAA Round Robin of the season.
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