OGDEN, Utah — Eastern Washington volleyball finished its road trip on Saturday in Ogden, Utah against Weber State. The Wildcats defeated Eastern, 3-0, with a strong defensive effort at the net. The Eagles now fall to 1-3 in the Big Sky and 7-9 overall.
Sage Brustad led the team with nine kills on 39 total attacks.
Weber St. had 11.0 blocks in the game to disrupt EWU's offensive attack.
"We simply did not compete tonight and that's frustrating for all of us," head coach
Jon Haruguchi said. "You can't play any team in our league and not bring your best effort and expect anything different. We have to make some changes and get after it immediately."
The Wildcats flexed their muscles in the first set, winning 25-12 while hitting .281. Eastern was limited to a -.125 attack percentage in the set. Weber went up 1-0 in the game.
Moving to the second set, the Eagles battled to try and even the game. The offense improved with 10 kills, but the team still struggled with efficiency, hitting only .075. The Wildcats had the early lead, but Eastern cut it down to one at 14-13. A 4-0 burst from Weber then put them in control of the set. They went on to win the second 25-18 and had a 2-0 advantage in the game.
Eastern's offense again struggled in the third set, hitting -.067 with seven kills. Weber was limited to a .194 percentage in the set but it was enough to complete the sweep. The Eagles dropped the third set, 25-14 and the victory went to the Wildcats.
Eagle Notes
- Eastern had seven players record blocks against Weber St. The team was led by Tanai Jenkins with one solo block and one assist. Bri Gunderson also had two block assists.
- Makenna Collins recorded 20 digs to lead the Eagles. It was Collins second 20-dig game of the season and 5th of her career.
- Sage Brustad recorded 10 digs for her 10th double-digit dig game of the season.
Up Next
Eastern Washington will be back in Cheney next week for two games. The Eagles host Portland State on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. Pacific Time and Sacramento State on Oct. 7 at 12 p.m.
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