FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College dropped an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) volleyball match to Eastern Mennonite University, falling 3-0 tonight at Swartz Gym in the Panthers' home opener. Set scores were 25-21, 25-23, 25-14.

RECORDS
Eastern Mennonite (1-2, 1-2 ODAC)
Ferrum (0-3, 0-3 ODAC)

THE BASICS
The two teams played evenly through the first set, with EMU's Megan Miller posting a service ace to close out the set.

The second set was another barn burner. The two teams locked at 23-23 when Miller served two points, with kills from Heather Phelps and Andrea Troyer to end the set.

In the third and final set, Ferrum trailed 9-7 only to see Eastern Mennonite use an 8-0 run to grab a 17-7, then hang on down the stretch for the win.

KEY STATS
EMU: Hannah Johnson 11 kills; Tori Wigley 35 asst; Paris Hutchinson 8 kills, 7 digs
Ferrum: Chemaiya Jordan 6 kills; Ashlynn Willoughby 5 kills; Arielle Tritt 16 asst; Alexandra Christoff 10 digs; Morgan McCoy 8 digs

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"Even with all of the ups and downs, I was fairly pleased with the first and second sets of tonight's match. The team was able to put together a few of the things we have been concentrating on in practice, even with the new lineup. We have got to focus on becoming more consistent and continuing to work on the little things on the floor, because we have a ton of potential when we execute." —Head Coach Ruthanne Duffy

NEXT UP
Duffy's squad will be back on court Thursday, March 25, at Guilford College. The ODAC match is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Greensboro, North Carolina.