Eastern Washington volleyball played its first game of its back-to-back homestand, hosting Montana on Thursday night. The Eagles battled the Grizzlies in a tight contest, but ultimately came up short, 1-3[25-23, 23-25, 23-25, 13-25] in the game.
"I thought we played really well for three sets. The fourth set got away from us," head coach Jon Haruguchi said. "I thought we played a really steady game of volleyball. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way and tonight was one of them. We train for situations like this where we have to get some separation. Honestly, those are fun sets to be a part of any time. I like how our team was working through the first three sets. We have to figure out how to navigate a situation like what happened in the fourth."
Alyssa Radke led the team with 20 kills on 46 total attacks.
"I'm super proud of us. We've been working on pursuing the ball no matter what and out-hustling the other team," Radke said. "There's nothing more exciting, even on the bench, seeing those hustle plays and girls flying over the bench. I feel like we took a step up on that today. It's starting to click for me. The connection with Lindsey and I is working really well. I can't say it's all me. If we didn't have the amazing hitters all over the court, then I wouldn't get the one-ups on the blocks, or other opportunities. I can't take all the credit."
Eastern and Montana battled early for the advantage, as both teams had found their swings. Ka'ehukaiiha'amaina'e Keala was the Eagles source of offense early scoring two kills to keep the team at pace with the Grizzlies. The two teams were tied at 16 before Eastern put together a 4-1 stretch to lead by three. Sage Brustad found her swing during the stretch, accounting for two kills. Montana quickly responded and tied the set at 20, then quickly took a 22-20 lead. The Eagles countered with a 3-0 run, led by a kill and a block from Renata Lopez Morales. Eastern held on and won the set 25-23 and had a 1-0 lead in the game.
Eastern hit .150 in the opening set, with Montana being held to only a .051 percentage.
Moving to the second set, the teams continued to be evenly matched, with neither building any separation. After being tied at six, Eastern had a 6-3 stretch to build a three-point lead. The Eagles extended the lead to 15-11 on two kills from Radke, adding a block assist with Lopez Morales. Montana responded with a 3-0 run to pull within one of Eastern. The Eagles stayed focused and continued to get kills from Radke, Sadie Bacon and Keala. They would hold a 19-16 lead before the Grizzlies pulled it back to one. Montana began to score effectively and pulled ahead of Eastern at 22-21. The Grizzlies continued score and won the set, 25-23, knotting up the game at one.
The Eagles hit better in the set, finishing with a .170 attack percentage. Montana hit .173 to get the set win.
The theme of the game continued in the third set as the score remained tight. Radke resumed her offensive attack with three early kills. Eastern got offense from Brustad and Lopez Morales in the set, as well, that allowed the Eagles to trade scores with the Grizzlies. With the score tied at 10, Eastern jumped ahead by two, only for Montana to rip off a 4-0 burst to flip the script. The Grizzlies continued to stay ahead, but the Eagles were never far behind. After Montana had the lead at 22-20, but Eastern tied the set on a kill from Keala. The Grizzlies quickly jumped ahead again at 24-22. They would win the set, 25-23, and take a 2-1 lead.
In the set, Eastern hit .258 with Montana hitting .216.
Now in the fourth set, Montana was in control and was poised to end the game. The Grizzlies built an 8-3 lead to force a timeout from the Eagles. Montana continued to be aggressive, extending the lead to as much as 10 during the set. At the end, the Grizzlies won the fourth set, 25-13, and earned a 3-1 win over Eastern. The Eagles hit just .097 and Montana had its best set of the night with a .333 percentage.
For the game, Eastern finished with a .168 attack percentage and Montana was at .192. Eastern Washington's record falls to 3-6 in conference and 8-13 overall. The Grizzlies are now 6-4 in the Big Sky and 13-9 overall.
Key Statistics
The game featured 34 ties and 15 lead changes. The first set accounted for 16 ties and nine lead changes.
Alyssa Radke recorded her second career 20-kill game, with a .261 attack percentage.
Lindsey Russell tallied 45 assists and recorded a career-high, 18 digs. The game was Russell's seventh double-double of the season. She added four kills in the game as well.
Eastern had a season high, 14 total blocks, getting 24 block assists and two solo blocks.
Renata Lopez Morales matched her career high with seven block assists. She added five kills in the game.
Makenna Collins recorded 20 digs in the game, giving her two 20-dig games this season and three for her career.
Sage Brustad finished with eight kills, 12 digs and five block assists.
The Eagles had four service aces and 11 errors. Montana had nine aces and six errors.
Eastern finished with 78 digs to the Grizzlies 72.
Up Next
Eastern Washington will host Montana State tomorrow night(Oct. 28) at 6 p.m. Pacific Time.
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