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.
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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.
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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.
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BC aced the Leopards seven times, including two apiece from juniors Cat Balido and Jill Strockis.
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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.
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DARTMOUTH INVITATIONAL
Boston College 3, Lafayette 0
September 7, 2018
Hanover, N.H. | Leede Arena
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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UP NEXT
Boston College continues play at the Dartmouth Invitational with a 10:30 a.m. matchup with Siena on Saturday.
