The 21st ranked University of Mary Washington volleyball team jumped out to an early lead in the first, overcame a deficit in the second with a big rally, and cruised in the third for a 3-0 victory over UC Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference tournament semifinals in Salisbury, Md. The Eagles won by scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-12, and improve to 28-3 on the season.

After capturing the first game, the Eagles found themselves trailing, 14-9, in the second. After taking six of the next seven points to tie the score at 15, UMW again found themselves behind, at 17-15 before jumping ahead, 23-20. The Banana Slugs then knotted the score at 23-23, before a kill from senior Jordan Lyons and a ball handling error from Santa Cruz ended the game, giving UMW a big momentum turn. In the third, the Eagles were efficient to the point of 14 kills against just two errors in 27 attempts (.444).

Lyons led the Eagles with 10 kills and 14 digs, while Emma Hadley scored six kills and Caitlyn Burch five. Lauren Foley added 14 assists and Brenna Campbell added 12, and Hadley led with four block assists. Hannah Livermon posted 14 digs and Bryanna Miller 13 for the Eagles.

UMW will face third seeded Salisbury University on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in the C2C Championship.