There's no place like home for Phillips, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Athens Bluejays on Tuesday. The Loggers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Bluejays, too.
The final score came out to 25-14, 25-14, 21-25, 25-22.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Phillips to victory, but perhaps none more so than Layla Staroba, who had 17 digs. Staroba is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Athens' loss came despite strong showings from Vanessa Espinoza and Karly Eckert. Espinoza had seven digs and two aces, while Eckert had four digs, four aces, two kills, and a block. The dominant performance gave Eckert a new career-high in aces.
Phillips is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Athens, they dropped their record down to 4-20 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Phillips will take on Cornell at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Athens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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