RU WVB Falls at Home to Milligan 3-1

Waleska, GA – Reinhardt volleyball lost to AAC opponents, the Milligan Buffalos, in a four-set game Friday evening at the Brown Athletic Center (1-3; 23-25, 25-22, 11,25, 22-25). The win by the Buffs snapped the Eagles' four-game winning streak. This match dropped the Bulldogs to 20-6 on the season and 13-5 in conference play. However, losing this match shouldn't affect their standings in the AAC.

 This was a very competitive match-up that included many long rallies from both the Eagles and Buffs but RU's errors ultimately gave Milligan the 3-1 advantage.  Eagles' Juliette Baffico led her team with 15 kills. Following her was Katherine Perrin and Jenna Smith with 6 kills apiece. Senior, Sarah Sweet, highlighted the defense with 25 digs with Jenna Smith and Maria Piliopsyans each with 4 blocks. Setter, Ashlynb Barnes continues to have a great match, recording a double-double with 37 assists and 12 digs.

 The next game for the Eagles is the following day on Saturday, October 28^th, versus the AAC newcomers, the Pikeville Bears, at 11am. This match is also serving as Senior Day as we will honor the 2023 RU volleyball Seniors as they will play in their last ever home match as a Reinhardt Eagle.

 Leaders:

• Juliette Baffico finished the match with 15 kills. Baffico also added 12 digs.
• Ashlynn Barnes did a nice job setting her hitters up, totaling 37 assists. Barnes also added 12 digs and recorded a service ace.
• Sarah Sweet had the squad high in digs with 25.
• Jenna Smith and Maria Piliopsyans each had 4 blocks on the match.

 Team Comparison:

Sets: 3-1 MU

Points: 64-61 MU

Kills: 50-46 MU

K %: .124%  -  .069% MU

Assists: 45-45 T

Aces: 5-4 MU

Digs: 94-89 MU

Blocks: 10-10 T

Attack Errors: 37-25 RU

Receive Errors: 5-4 RU

Serve Errors: 8-1 RU

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