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Eagles Win Five-Set Thriller Over Crimson
September 18, 2019 | Volleyball
The volleyball team topped Harvard in a five-set, extra-point match Wednesday evening
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –The Boston College volleyball team earned the win in a five-set thriller against city rival Harvard Wednesday night in Cambridge. The Eagles were led by sophomore Jewel Strawberry, who tallied her fourth double-double of the season with 16 kills and 16 digs on the evening.
Juniors Clare Naughton (14 kills) and Amaka Chukwujekwu (nine kills) along with senior Cat Balido (10 kills) helped pace the offensive effort while senior Jane DeJarld set up 25 assists.
Defensively, senior Carly Kutschke led the blocking effort with five total blocks, a career high. Strawberry and Naughton followed closely, each totaling three blocks. DeJarld and classmate Jill Strockis each recorded seven digs to follow behind Strawberry's 16.
The win snaps a four-game losing streak against the Crimson and moves the all-time series record to 19-11 in favor of BC. The Eagles head into their final non-conference tournament of the season with a 7-2 overall record.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 –The Eagles found themselves down early on, falling to a 10-3 deficit in the first set. A four-set run for BC would cut the Crimson's lead to just three points before Harvard continued to rally to a 21-10 score. BC earned four of the last five points in the set in a comeback attempt, but Harvard earned the 25-15 win with a kill from Mindie Mabry.
Set 2 –The teams traded points to an 8-8 knot before the Eagles tallied four straight points for the lead. BC added onto their advantage, finding a 17-12 score before rallying for the remainder of the set to even the match with a dominant 25-12 set win capped off with an ace from Strockis.
Set 3 –BC allowed just one Crimson point before adding five of their own to open the third set. The Eagles continued on their momentum, storming to a 15-5 lead that Harvard couldn't erase. BC earned five of the last seven points of the set to win, 25-17, with the set point coming from a kill from Strawberry.
Set 4 –Neither team found more than a two-point lead in the fourth set, as the score would end up tied 11 different times. The Crimson forced a fifth set with a 25-23 fourth set win.
Set 5 –The deciding set would prove to be as equally-matched as the fourth, but not before the Eagles took a 6-3 lead early on. Harvard rallied to tie the set at 8-all before BC added four straight kills to take a five-point lead. The Crimson once again evened the score and kept within two, forcing extra points. A pair of kills from Chukwujekwu and Strawberry took the necessary two-point lead and earned the Eagles the hard-fought win.
UP NEXT
BC travels to Rhode Island this weekend, where they wrap up non-conference play with a tournament facing URI, Bryant and UAlbany in Kingston.
Juniors Clare Naughton (14 kills) and Amaka Chukwujekwu (nine kills) along with senior Cat Balido (10 kills) helped pace the offensive effort while senior Jane DeJarld set up 25 assists.
Defensively, senior Carly Kutschke led the blocking effort with five total blocks, a career high. Strawberry and Naughton followed closely, each totaling three blocks. DeJarld and classmate Jill Strockis each recorded seven digs to follow behind Strawberry's 16.
The win snaps a four-game losing streak against the Crimson and moves the all-time series record to 19-11 in favor of BC. The Eagles head into their final non-conference tournament of the season with a 7-2 overall record.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1 –The Eagles found themselves down early on, falling to a 10-3 deficit in the first set. A four-set run for BC would cut the Crimson's lead to just three points before Harvard continued to rally to a 21-10 score. BC earned four of the last five points in the set in a comeback attempt, but Harvard earned the 25-15 win with a kill from Mindie Mabry.
Set 2 –The teams traded points to an 8-8 knot before the Eagles tallied four straight points for the lead. BC added onto their advantage, finding a 17-12 score before rallying for the remainder of the set to even the match with a dominant 25-12 set win capped off with an ace from Strockis.
Set 3 –BC allowed just one Crimson point before adding five of their own to open the third set. The Eagles continued on their momentum, storming to a 15-5 lead that Harvard couldn't erase. BC earned five of the last seven points of the set to win, 25-17, with the set point coming from a kill from Strawberry.
Set 4 –Neither team found more than a two-point lead in the fourth set, as the score would end up tied 11 different times. The Crimson forced a fifth set with a 25-23 fourth set win.
Set 5 –The deciding set would prove to be as equally-matched as the fourth, but not before the Eagles took a 6-3 lead early on. Harvard rallied to tie the set at 8-all before BC added four straight kills to take a five-point lead. The Crimson once again evened the score and kept within two, forcing extra points. A pair of kills from Chukwujekwu and Strawberry took the necessary two-point lead and earned the Eagles the hard-fought win.
UP NEXT
BC travels to Rhode Island this weekend, where they wrap up non-conference play with a tournament facing URI, Bryant and UAlbany in Kingston.
Team Stats
BC
HARV
Kills
54
58
Errors
21
24
Attempts
147
152
Hitting %
.224
.224
Points
73.0
74.0
Assists
51
52
Aces
10
5
Blocks
9.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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