St. David's, PA (September 27, 2017) - The DeSales University snapped Eastern University's 84-match unbeaten streak in the MAC Freedom with an incredible 3-2 win over the Eagles on Wednesday evening.

The Eagles joined the MAC Freedom at the start of the 2008 season and had won all 84 conference matches (including playoffs) it had started.  In fact EU had only lost two sets during those 84 matches, one taken by the Bulldogs in 2014 and one by Wilkes earlier this season.

First Set
DSU (10-4, 3-0 MAC Freedom) led almost the entire way and by as many as six points late (20-14) before EU climbed back to within 23-22 late in the set.  A kill from sophomore Morghan Shoemaker (Allentown, PA) gave the Bulldogs a set point but two straight hitting errors tied the set at 24.  An Eagle service error followed by a kill from junior Gabby Savite` (Hackettstown, NJ) gave the Bulldogs the first set, 26-24.

Second Set
The Eagles this one nearly the entire time and looked to be in complete control leading 21-16 late but the Bulldogs ran off eight of the next 10 points to take a 24-23 and had set point but an Eagle kill tied the match at 24.  DSU then fought off set points at 25-24, 26-25, 27-26, and 28-27, before earning its second set point at 29-28 but another Eagle kill re-tied the at 29 when back-to-back kills from freshman Noel Kelly (Saylorsburg, PA) gave the Bulldogs a huge come from behind win in the second set.

Third and Fourth Sets
Eastern controlled both the third and fourth sets as DeSales struggled to ket kills recording just seven in the third set and nine in the fourth set while hitting less than .100 in each set as tied the match with a 25-14 and 25-18 win.

Fifth Set
A quick start seemed mandatory for the Bulldogs to have a chance at the upset and a quick they got scoring five of the first six points to take a 5-1 lead that included back-to-back service aces from sophomore Taylor Aron (Sinking Spring, PA) and a kill from Kelly.

The teams switched sides with the Bulldogs up 8-3 but Eastern climbed back into the set pulling to within two points (9-7).  A kill from Kelly and an error from Eastern pushed the advantage back up to four points (11-7) and after earning a set point at 14-9, DSU put the match away at 14-11 on a kill from Savite', her team-leading 18th of the match.

DSU finished the game hitting .167 and did a wonderful job of limiting its mistakes committing just five service errors and no blocking errors in the win.

Savite` finished with 18 kills and 17 digs for her ninth double-double of the season and Kelly added 14 kills, hitting .225.  Shoemaker was outstanding in the middle with 13 kills, hitting .290, and adding a team-high three blocks.

Gray led the defense with 25 digs, Aron added 13, and freshman Julia Bradford (Mertztown, PA) totaled 46 assists in the win.

The Bulldogs are right back to action this weekend when they travel to the Worthington Classic at Gallaudet University on Friday and Saturday.