Eagles Sweep Cavaliers to Remain Perfect in ACC Play

Friday, October 11

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:30 PM

Boston College

14-4, 5-0ACC

University of Virginia

9-9, 1-4ACC

Virginia

Boston College

The volleyball bench celebrates vs. Duke

Eagles Sweep Cavaliers to Remain Perfect in ACC Play

October 11, 2019 | Volleyball

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The volleyball team matched their program-best ACC win count with a 3-0 sweep of Virginia

By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass – The Boston College volleyball team hit the 5-0 mark in ACC play after a tightly contested 3-0 sweep of Virginia on Friday night in Power Gym. The Eagles improve to 14-4 overall while the Cavaliers fall to 9-9 on the season.

Junior Amaka Chukwujekwu once again led all players, posting 12 kills off of 18 attempts with only one error for a .611 hitting percentage on the night. Sophomore Jewel Strawberry added a .350 clip with 10 kills and two service aces while senior Cat Balido tallied 11 kills, one ace and four digs. Jane DeJarld led the assist effort, putting up 26 helpers en route to the win.

Defensively, Chukwujekwu recorded four total blocks including the only solo for the Eagles. Five other Eagles each added one block assist as Makenzie Morrison led the team in digs with 12.

The win marks BC's sixth sweep of the season as the Eagles have now won nine out of their last 10 matches. The 3-0 final decision marks the first sweep of an ACC opponent this season and matches BC's all-time ACC win count.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Set 1 – Both teams showed up to play as the opening set managed to find 18 different tied scores, even finding a knot at 23-23 after the Eagles erased a four-point deficit with a kill from Chukwujekwu, a Virginia attack error, a block from DeJarld and Chukwujekwu and an ace from Balido. The Cavaliers pushed back to tie it at 23-all before back-to-back kills from Strawberry capped the win for BC, 25-23.

Set 2 – Neither team found much of a lead before the Cavaliers took a 12-7 lead. BC pushed within two after a trio of points which included a kill from Strawberry and two block assists from Chukwujekwu who teamed up with Gabby McCaa and Strawberry. BC scored five of the next six points to tie the match at 16-all before the teams traded points to another 23-23 tie. The Eagles were the first to 25, but only by one point, as Virginia added the next two to take a 26-25 lead. BC took the set, 28-26, on three straight errors from Virginia.

Set 3 – The Eagles capitalized on their momentum to storm to a 6-2 lead, holding the pace to add four straight points after allowing two from Virginia. Three kills from Izzy Clavenna pushed the BC lead to 11-5 before Virginia found their footing and pushed a four-point deficit. The Cavaliers rattled off three straight points late in the comeback attempt, but a kill from Balido sealed the win for BC, 25-21.

UP NEXT
The Eagles welcome No. 3 Pitt to Power Gym on Sunday, Oct. 13. First serve is set for 2:30 PM.