Miami Defeats EMU 3-0 to Earn Sixth Straight Victory

Friday, October 16

Ypsilanti, Mich.

6 p.m.

Miami University

14-5,6-2MAC

Eastern Michigan

8-12,2-6MAC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Miami (OH)	25	25	25	3
Eastern Mich.	16	23	16	0

Miami Defeats EMU 3-0 to Earn Sixth Straight Victory

10/16/2026 8:22:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

YPSILANTI, Mich. — The Miami University volleyball team (14-5, 6-2 MAC) finished the week with a three-set victory (25-16, 25-23, 25-16) over Eastern Michigan (8-12, 2-6 MAC) on Friday evening to extend its win streak to six in a row.

Offensively, Lauren Coyne put down the most kills of the match with 14, and Grace Kreutz added 11 of her own. Kreutz also served two aces, and Holland Van Deusen recorded 21 assists to lead the RedHawks. Molly Creech had 21 digs, while Lydia Michelin had three blocks to lead the RedHawks defensively.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Multiple errors from the home team, three kills from the RedHawks and a Kamryn Utley service ace gave Miami an 8-3 lead at the start of the first set. A pair of kills from Kreutz and a service ace from Van Deusen extended their advantage to 13-6. Kreutz did not slow down there, as she added two more kills and a service ace to fend off the Eagles at 17-12. Late kills from Coyne, Kreutz and Chelsea Williams handed Miami a 25-16 first-set win.
Eastern Michigan responded in the second set by taking a 5-0 lead. Trailing 13-6, the RedHawks scored four straight points thanks to a kill from Coyne, a kill from Creech, an attack error from EMU and a service ace from Kreutz. The Red and White took its first lead of the second set after putting together another scoring run, this time six unanswered points to overtake the Eagles at 22-19. A pair of kills from Michelin and a kill from Creech gave Miami a 25-23 second-set victory.
Two attack errors and three kills from Coyne handed Miami a 5-2 lead at the beginning of the third set. Not long after, a block and a kill from Raegan Lantz put the RedHawks ahead 8-4. Leading 12-10, Miami outscored Eastern Michigan 7-2 to separate from the Eagles at 19-12. The final three points of the set for Miami came from a solo black from Michelin, a kill by Coyne and a kill by Creech to secure the third set, 25-16.

NOTES:

Miami totaled 44 kills versus just 26 from Eastern Michigan.
The RedHawks had 40 assists in comparison to 25 from the Eagles.

UP NEXT:
The Red and White continue conference play by returning home to Millett Hall against the Ball State Cardinals on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m.