Eagles Sweep First Two Matches of Season

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Boston College volleyball swept both New Jersey Institute of Technology and Stonehill 3-0 at the Hynes Athletic Center Friday to claim the first two games of the 2025 campaign. The Eagles won by scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-16 against NJIT; 25-16, 25-19 and 25-19 against Stonehill.

NJIT
Junior Audrey Ross and sophomore Isabelle Poehlein led the Eagles in double digit kills with a combined 23. Poehlein hit a .526 and added three digs. Senior Anna Herrington posted 8 kills and five blocks. In the back row, junior Brooklyn Yelland led the Eagles with 11 kills, adding eight assists. Sophomore Lucy Mott guided the offensive charge tallying 20 assists. Senior Hanna Hoffman recorded 11 assists. Freshman Bella Ehrlich had an intense collegiate debut getting a kill and a solo block in her very first collegiate set. She ended the match adding a .625%, 3 block assists, and tallying 7.5 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
Set 1: Starting off with a kill by Isabelle Poehlein, the Eagles were on a run. With six kills from Poehlein, four from Audrey Ross and three from Anna Herrington, the Eagles sealed the deal. They took the first set 25-18.

Set 2: Keeping and maintaining the lead, the Eagles were all over the Highlanders. Starting the set with a 4-0 run, the Eagles set the tone early. The scores evened out only twice until the Eagles took the lead and ran with it with kills from Bella Ehrlich and Anna Herrington. The Eagles took the second set 25-16.

Set 3: Starting again with a 4-0 lead, the Eagles dominated the third set much like most of the game. After nearly evening the score halfway through, a 6-0 run closed the third set featuring kills from Anna Herrington and Cornelia Roach. The Eagles took the third set 25-16.

Stonehill
Freshman Sofija Marjanovic had a stellar first collegiate appearance tallying 9 kills, a .533%, three block assists and earning 10.5 points. Sequoia Layne and Anna Herrington both recorded five kills each, assisting the offensive effort. Cornelia Roach and Sequoia Layne earned solo blocks while Grace Milliken recorded five block assists. Brooklyn Yelland led the eagles with eight digs holding down the back row. Aubrey Moore posted 13 assists, guiding the offensive charge.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Set 1: Neither team held a substantial lead in the first, playing a bit of back and forth for half the set. Boston College caught a 6-0 run to capture and maintain the lead, taking the first set 25-16.

Set 2: Stonehill came out strong in the second, taking the first three points. The Eagles fought back to tie it up 6-6, taking the lead from there. A 4-0 run closed out by an ace from Aubrey Moore helped them grow the lead, ultimately taking the second set 25-19.

Set 3: The momentum BC gained in the first two sets translated to the battles in the third, never backing down. Starting the third set 2-0, the score evened just twice until the Eagles took the lead through to the end. Kills from Marjanovic, Moore, Layne, Milliken and Hoppes secured the win. The Eagles took the final set 25-19.

Up Next
The Eagles face Iona Saturday, August 30 at 4:00 p.m. This match will be streamed on Iona Insider.

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Team Stats

Audrey Ross

Isabelle Poehlein

Anna Herrington

Cornelia Roach

Players Mentioned

Bella Ehrlich

Anna Herrington

Hanna Hoffman

Sequoia Layne

Sofija Marjanovic

Grace Milliken

Aubrey Moore

Lucy Mott

Isabelle Poehlein

Cornelia Roach

Audrey Ross

Brooklyn Yelland