Eagles Drop Game One of Running Eagles Classic VS Life 3-1

Marietta, GA - The Reinhardt Eagles volleyball team traveled to neighboring school, Life University, to compete in the Running Eagle Classic. Reinhardt finished day one of the classic with a loss to Life University three sets to one (21-25, 25-8, 25-22, 17-25).

Reinhardt fell behind early, trailing 10-3 in the opening set before closing the gap to 18-14. Then the Running Eagles rallied three consecutive points to help them take set one. Life University was able to carry thier momentum into set two, finishing the set 25-8 over Reinhardt. The beginning of set three was close up until the mid-point where RU took control and was leading 17-12 with back-to-back kills by rightside, Katherine Perrin. Reinhardt took set three 25-22 to force a set four. The fourth and final set remained close up until Life's 10th point, where the Running Eagles slowly inched thier way to secure the 3-1 win over the RU Eagles.

The Running Eagles classic isn't over yet. The Reinhardt Eagles will now play the following day, August 6th in two back-to-back match-ups. The first game will be versus the Keiser University Seahawks at 11am.  Then the Eagles will be playing Lindsey Wilson at 2pm. Make sure to visit the Reinhardt Eagle website for live stats/video. 

Leaders:

• Katherine Perrin played an outstanding match with 14 kills and hit a .353. Perrin also added 11 digs and 2 blocks. 
• Ashlynn Barnes led the team in assists with 34. On top of that, Barnes also finished the game with 10 digs and 3 service aces.
• Sarah Sweet had the squad high in digs with 15 and added 6 assists of her own. 

Team Comparison:

    Sets: 3-1 LU

    Points: 67-51 LU

    Kills: 52-42 LU

    Kill %: .281 - .169 LU

    Assists: 44-41 LU

    Aces: 9-4 LU

    Digs: 54-52 RU

    Blocks: 6-5 LU

    Attack Errors: 21-16 RU

    Service Errors: 10-5 RU