Boston College
7-0
Lafayette
2-5
Eagles Open Dartmouth Invitational with Sweep of Lafayette
September 07, 2018 | Volleyball
Eagles match 2017 win total with seventh victory
HANOVER, N.H. – The Boston College volleyball team opened the Dartmouth Invitational with its seventh-straight victory, sweeping Lafayette on Friday in Leede Arena, 25-12, 25-15, 25-18.
The Eagles (7-0) recorded an attack percentage of .333 (42 kills – 12 errors – 90 total attempts) while holding the Leopards (2-5) to a .078 rate (23 – 15 – 103) and narrowly out blocking Lafayette 5-4.
Sophomore Ally Mullen led the Eagles with 10 kills, the second double-digit performance of her career, as well as match-high four blocks assists.
BC aced the Leopards seven times, including two apiece from juniors Cat Balido and Jill Strockis.
Balido and fellow junior Makenzie Morrison saved 11 digs each to tie for the team lead while sophomore Madison McKnight's 14 assists led BC.
DARTMOUTH INVITATIONAL
Boston College 3, Lafayette 0
September 7, 2018
Hanover, N.H. | Leede Arena
BC HIGHLIGHTS
-With seven wins, the Eagles have already matched the team's win total from last season.
-BC extends its set win streak to 10 frames. The Eagles have not dropped a set since the fourth frame of the 3-2 win over Jacksonville State on Aug. 31.
-Ally Mullen hit a season-best 10 kills, one shy of her career-high.
-Freshman Mackenzie Fuhrmann recorded her first career service ace in the third set to win the match for the Eagles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 – Lafayette took a quick 2-0 lead to begin the match, but the Eagles finally took the lead with a 7-1 surge to lead, 7-3. Lafayette took four of the next six points, but BC went on another 7-1 tear lead 16-8. The Leopards would score just four more points in the set as the Eagles won convincingly, 25-12.
Set 2 – After a slow start to the frame, the Eagles gained an early 8-4 lead due to a flurry of Lafayette errors. The Leopards cut the BC lead down to one, trailing just 9-8, until Eagles went on a 10-3 run to widen the gap to 19-11. Lafayette's rally attempt came up short as the Eagles finished off the set 25-15 for a 2-0 lead in the game.
Set 3 – The final set proved to be the most difficult for BC, but the Eagles pulled out the victory with a 25-18 performance. The teams went point-for-point, tying five times, until the Eagles took three straight points for an 8-5 lead. The advantage held until Lafayette bounced back to trail by just one, 10-9, before a three point Eagles' run made the score 13-9. Lafayette took a timeout at 17-13 after three consecutive BC points, but the Eagles took eight of next 13 points to win the set and match.
UP NEXT
Boston College continues play at the Dartmouth Invitational with a 10:30 a.m. matchup with Siena on Saturday.
