AKRON, Ohio – The University of Akron volleyball team fell to Mid-American Conference West Division foe Eastern Michigan in three sets on Friday night at James A. Rhodes Arena (25-22, 25-19, 25-21).
UA (5-16, 0-9 MAC) battled throughout each set out but was outlasted by EMU (8-14, 3-6 MAC) down the stretch.
Three Zips notched double digit kills led by sophomore Patience Brown (Bloomington, Ill.) who registered 12 and a .320 hitting percentage for the match. Freshman Elya Karsner (Frankfort, Ky.) tallied 11 kills while sophomore Kayla Gwozdz (Temperance, Mich.