The University of Mary Washington women's volleyball team dropped both of their opening matches of the Virginia Wesleyan Volleyball Invitational on Friday night. 

The Eagles lost 3-1 to Randolph College in the opening match of the 2013 season. The Wildcats won the first set 25-21 before the Eagles came back and took the second set 25-19.  In the third set, Randolph won 25-18 setting up a pivotal fourth set for UMW. The Eagles and Wildcats were tied at 24 before Randolph rattled off the next two points to take the victory 26-24.

In the nightcap, The Eagles squared off with the Meredith College Avenging Angels. It was a similar story for UMW. Meredith took the first set, 25-18 before the Eagles took set two with a score of 25-16. In the third set, Meredith won 25-21 before finishing the match with a 25-20 victory in the fourth set. 

The Eagles return to action tomorrow, Saturday August 31 with two more matches in the Virginia Wesleyan Volleyball Invitational. UMW faces Johnson & Wales (R.I.) at noon, then ends the day with a match against host Virginia Wesleyan at 2:00 pm.