10/16: Emory bounces WashU in 5

Perhaps the most highly anticipated regular season match of the year – Washington (24-0, 6-0 UAA) vs. Emory (27-2, 6-0) – was played at 1 p.m. Central, with the UAA Championship No. 1 seed on the line. Alas, there was no live coverage today at University of Rochester’s Palestra. At least none that I could find.

UAA • No. 2 Washington 3, Rochester 0. UR scored 31 points. WU outhit UR .444 to -.013. WU middle Lauren Budde went 12-0-20 with 13 digs and four blocks. • No. 16 Chicago 3, NYU 0. UC outhit NYU .444 to .066. UC outside Morgan Barry went 7-0-8 with three blocks in two sets. • No. 16 Chicago 3, Carnegie Mellon 1. UC won the kills column 56-26. UC middle Katie Trela went 18-1-25 with nine blocks. UC setter Nikki DelZenero had 49 assists. UC went 5-2 in the UAA. CMU went 2-5. UC will be the No. 3 seed at the UAA Championship. • No. 3 Emory 3, No. 2 Washington 2. Set 5 ended 15-12. WU (24-1) suffered its first loss of the season. EU hit .320 to WU’s .236. WU hit .033 in Set 5. EU middle Breanah Bourque went 17-4-29 with nine digs and three blocks. WU middle Lauren Budde went 23-4-45 with 16 digs and three blocks. WU libero Kelly Pang had 36 digs. EU (28-2) went 7-0 in the UAA. WU went 6-1. WU will be the No. 2 seed at the UAA Championship.

-Ricky Nelson