The Screaming Eagles took to the court on Tuesday night looking to improve their record and solidify their home court advantage. CSE welcomed back Amy Cooper and had Rachel Hausler in the lineup as well and all signs pointed to a good night. The Bryn Athyn Lions stood in the way of the Eagles and their goal on this night.
The first set could not have started any better for the Eagles. Before the fans had a chance to get comfortable, the Eagles had jumped out to an 8-0 lead. CSE continued to pour it on and extended the lead to 16-3. Many thought the set was over but credit the Lions for their fighting spirit as they slowly chipped away at the lead. The Eagles seemed to still be in control of the set at 23-13 but then the wheels came off the Eagles' offense and passing game. After a few aces and quite a few hitting errors, the Eagles were staring at the unthinkable, as Bryn Athyn closed to within 1 at 23-22. CSE could not take advantage of their break of serve on the next point and proceeded to miss their next 2 serves to give the Lions the opening they needed to take the set 27-25.
Many teams would not have recovered from that type of loss but the Eagles stayed together and fought back in a crucial 2nd set. Once again CSE held a late lead at 18-12 only to see Bryn Athyn crawl back to within 2 at 19-17 and then again at 21-19. The Eagles could not hold back the Lions at this point and Bryn Athyn was poised to take the 2nd set as they tied the score at 22. This time though, the Eagles were able to close out the set 25-22.
The Eagles got a tremendous lift from their win in set 2 and began the 3rd set on fire. The Eagles jumped out to a 4-1 lead, extended it to 10-5 and opened it up to 17-8 midway through the match. Bryn Athyn fought back to within 6 at 21-15 but this time CSE did not fold and closed out the set convincingly 25-15.
The 4th set was a back and forth affair as expected. Bryn Athyn was staring at a 4 set defeat after starting with a monumental comeback in set 1 and the team played as if their entire year was on the line. After trailing 9-7, the Lions stormed back to take the lead 16-13. The Screaming Eagles would not yield though and quickly went on a 6-0 run to take the lead at 19-16, a lead they would not relinquish. The Eagles finished the match on another run (6-1) and ended the match with an ace. The Eagles were nearly flawless in this set, hitting for 14 kills while committing only 1 error (.520).
Kareemah Muhammad and Katie Cooper led the Eagle offense, hitting for 31 kills and 5 aces. The team hit for a record high 46 kills and Katie Cooper now shares the record for total kills in a match and owns the record for kills in 4 sets outright. The team also hit for 17 aces, a season high accomplishment. Captains Chanice Sears and Amy Cooper pounded out 5 aces each to lead the team.
CSE's record now stands at 6W-8L. The Eagles face-off versus King's College on Thursday evening.
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