Eagles Fall 3-1 to Virginia Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Boston College Eagles (12-4, 1-3 ACC) dropped a 3-1 match (28-30, 25-14, 26-28, 25-23) to Virginia Tech (9-6, 1-3 ACC) Sunday afternoon.
 
Audrey Ross led the Eagles offensive entrance posting a season-high 22 kills. Danica Rach additionally recorded a brand new file for herself with 15 kills, a profession excessive. Lucy Mott guided the offensive effort tallying 48 assists, a profession excessive for the sophomore setter.
The block get together was on hearth tonight as freshman Bella Ehrlich tallied 9 block assists and one solo block, additionally including 9 kills. 
 
Virginia Tech opened up scoring with a 0-3 run, and the Eagles got here out preventing. A 4-0 BC run put the Eagles inside 1, trailing 8-7. Despite tying thrice, VT maintained the lead. The Hokies held a three-point lead over the Eagles on the media timeout, 15-12. An enormous solo block from Ehrlich opened up a 4-0 run for the Eagles, tying up once more at 16 all. The Eagles and the Hokies tied 4 extra occasions till a service ace from Ross gave the Eagles their first lead of the match, up 20-19. Coming off of a BC timeout, kills from Roach and Ross lengthened the hole and a block from Ehrlich and Rach despatched the Eagles to set level. The Eagles and the Hokies tied 4 extra occasions, going point-for-point, till Virginia Tech claimed the primary set, 30-28.
 
The Eagles got here out scorching within the second set with a 5-1 run that includes kills from Herrington, Rach and Ehrlich. Another 5-1 run from the Eagles lengthened the hole, forcing a VT timeout, up 10-5. The Eagles offensive entrance turned up the warmth as kills from Ross (3), Roach (2), and blocks from Ehrlich, Herrington, Roach and Ross pushed the Eagles to a 10-4 run, taking a 20-9 lead. Kills from Rach and Ehrlich accompanied by VT service errors secured the second set for the Eagles, 25-14. 
 
The Hokies got here out with vitality getting on the board first, and the Eagles rapidly responded. Back-to-back blocks from Ehrlich and Herrington and kills from Ross, Hoppes, Herrington (2) and Rach introduced the eagles to the media timeout, main with a two level benefit, up 15-13. Virginia Tech turned up the warmth as groups practically went point-for-point till the Hokies trailed by one 21-20, forcing a BC timeout. Kills from Rach and Ross assisted the offensive effort however Virginia Tech took the lead, 24-23, forcing one other BC timeout. Teams tied up once more at 24, 25 and 26, however the Hokies took the third set, 28-26.
 
The Eagles got here out with a scorching begin taking a 5-0 lead. The Hokies got here again strongly, pressuring the Eagles offense closing the hole to at least one. With a 10-9 lead, the Eagles referred to as for a timeout. Kills from Rach (2), Ehrlich (2), Roach and Ross continued the sturdy BC entrance, however the Hokies stored up, ultimately tying it up at 17. The Hokies continued on to take the lead, 20-17, forcing a BC timeout. The Eagles and Hokies evened the rating at 20, 21 and 22 earlier than the Eagles took again the lead, 23-22. Despite tying it up once more at 23, the Hokies secured the fourth set victory, 25-23.
 
NOTES

• Audrey Ross recorded a brand new season excessive of kills posting 22. She added over 24 factors.
• Danica Rach recorded a brand new profession excessive of 15 kills. She additionally added 11 digs and over 17 factors.
• Sophomore Lucy Mott posted a brand new profession excessive with 48 assists.
• Freshman Bella Ehrlich posted 9 kills and 9 blocks together with one solo block. She added 15 factors.
• Senior Anna Herrington recorded 8 kills, 3 blocks and one solo.
• The Eagles recorded 14 workforce blocks, doubling Virginia Tech’s.