Plagued by errors, the Central Michigan volleyball team dropped its eighth-straight match against in-state rival Western Michigan 3-0 (19-25, 29-31, 22-25).
The loss marks the fourth-straight match where CMU has been shutout and fifth-straight Mid-American Conference loss.
In front of a spirited homecoming crowd of nearly 600, CMU was able to out-kill the WMU (12-7, 2-3 MAC) 42-40. However, 31 attack errors accompanied that statistic, something head coach Mike Gawlik attributes to the maturity of the team.
"I think there are some sets in there that we're taking swings on that are foolish," Gawlik said. "I think sometimes that young players get ahead of themselves.