The Eagles won their home opener against Lowell in 3 sets.  Thank you to all the fans who came to support the team!  The first set went into extra points with both teams battling back and forth.  Surviving 2 set points for Lowell, and with the score tied at 27-27, Hanna Bredeweg and Kate Breems secured a block to give the Eagles 28.  Hanna served the next point, with the rally ending with a diving dig by Grace Spoelma, assist by Alyssa DeVries and kill by Evie Doezema to close out the set 29-27.  

The Eagles took an early lead in set 2, and won with a score of 25-16.  With renewed energy, Lowell made the Eagles work hard for the win in the third set, 25-22.  Evie pounded down a career high of 28 kills in the match, averaging 9 kills per set.  Grace and Alyssa recorded 11 digs each, with Alyssa adding 30 assists.  Abby Ames added 8 digs and 100% serving.  Hanna,  Makenzie Ritsema and Kate were strong at the net providing 6, 6, and 4 block assists.  Calista Bremer added timely kills, most notably when the Eagles were down 24-25 in the first set to tie the score up.  Gabrielle Richardson, Kidist Nelson and Rachel Larsen each provided serving and defense to give a spark to the team.  

The Eagles are off this weekend, and return to conference play next week Tuesday against Northview.