INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (EMUEagles.com) — The Eastern Michigan University volleyball team split its opening matches of 2017 against Oakland University and Robert Morris University Friday, Aug. 25, at the Butler Tournament. The Eagles dropped their first match of the season to the Golden Grizzlies, 3-1 (22-25, 25-16, 25-27, 11-25), before sweeping the Colonials, 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-21).
Eastern Michigan 1, Oakland University 3
In EMU's first match of the season, redshirt sophomore Cassie Haut (Monroe, Mich.-St. Mary Catholic Central) led the Eagles attack with 13 kills in her return after missing the entire 2016 campaign, while junior Mallory Rajewski (Midland, Mich.