CHENEY, Wash. -- The Eastern Washington University volleyball team picked up a season-high 91 digs in a 3-1 (25-27, 22-25, 25-20, 21-25) loss to North Dakota in Big Sky Conference action on Friday, Sept. 30, night.

Friday's match was a defensive battle, as both teams hit below .125 for the night. Eastern posted a 91-85 edge in digs over the Fighting Hawks, led by redshirt sophomore Ashlee Vaoifi, who matched her career-best in the category with 22 digs.

The Eagles had a season-best four players record double-doubles on the night. The duo of senior Sophie Miller and sophomore Ka'iulani Ahuna each posted their second-straight double-double, as Miller handed out 30 assists and picked up a career-best 16 digs, while Ahuna posted 20 digs and 10 kills.

Junior Ashley Seiler was the third player to post a double-double, as the Cheney native tallied a career-high 18 kills, while matching her personal-best in digs with 14. Sophomore Regan Harr was the final Eagle player to have a double-double on Friday night, as the setter handed out a career-best 20 assists while tallying a career-high 11 digs.

Eastern Washington fought off set point in the first set and forced extra points before falling, 27-25, to open the night. The Eagles would again be featured in a close set in frame two, but a late UND rally gave the Hawks a 25-22 victory to go up 2-0 entering the break. EWU held North Dakota to a .050 hitting percentage in the third set to pick up its lone set win of the night at 25-20 win to force a fourth set. In the decisive frame the Eagles rallied late, but North Dakota was able to thwart Eastern's comeback attempt by taking the set 25-21.

Win-Loss: Eastern Washington falls to an even .500 in Big Sky play at 2-2. The Eagles are still a game above the .500-mark overall, as they are now 7-6 on the year. For North Dakota, they improve to 11-8 overall and more importantly take over first place in the Big Sky North Division with a 3-1 record in league play.

What it Means: Tonight's four-set loss gives Eastern back-to-back 3-1 losses to open a season-best four-match home stand. The Eagles also dropped last night's match to Northern Colorado by the same score.

Top Performers: Junior Ashley Seiler had arguably her best match in an Eastern uniform tonight, as the Cheney native posted a career-best 18 kills, while matching her career-high in digs with 14, in front of the home fans tonight.

Senior Sophie Miller posted her second-straight double-double, as she handed out 30 assists, while posting a career-best 16 digs. The setter's 30-assist night improves her double-digit assist streak to 13 matches.

Sophomore Ka'iulani Ahuna also registered her second-straight double-double with a career-best 20 digs and 10 kills. Ahuna now leads the team in double-doubles this season with four, while she also posted the first 20-dig match of her career.

Key Stats: Despite outperforming North Dakota in kills, sets, and digs the Eagles still dropped tonight's match. One look at the box score will tell the story, as UND posted 16 blocks to EWU's eight, while also Eastern posted 41 attack errors on the night.

What's Next: Eastern Washington continues its season-long four-match home stand next week, as they'll host Northern Arizona next Thursday, Oct. 6, and Southern Utah on Homecoming Saturday, Oct. 8. The Eagles will take on the defending Big Sky Champion Lumberjacks at 6 p.m. on Thursday, a 7 p.m. matchup with the Thunderbirds on Saturday.

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