Volleyball dominates Boston College
Friday, November 14, 2008; 6:20 PM
Clearly overmatched, the Boston College Eagles fell victim to the Virginia Tech volleyball team in straight sets on Friday afternoon, 25-9, 25-17 and 25-16.

Star sophomore Felicia Willoughby led the charge, picking up 14 kills and no errors to go a long with an outstanding .778 attack percentage. 

"Yeah, Felicia is amazing," said head coach Chris Riley.  "There's a reason why she's one of the best middles in the ACC and in the country.  She does a great job offensively, she's really tough to stop, and I thought we made good decisions in setting her and when to set her, and even when the block was there they couldn't stop her."

Tech (19-8, 10-6 ACC) came out on fire, taking a quick 7-1 lead without much of a challenge. 

The Eagles, who only have one win in Atlantic Coast Conference play and seven wins in 28 matches this season, appeared disorganized early as Tech continued to build their lead – dominating the net without much resistance from BC's small front line. 

The Hokies eventually finished off the Eagles on a thunderous Willoughby kill, ending the set in less than 20 minutes.

Tech controlled the set by hitting an extraordinary .433 attack percentage and only committing three total errors, something the Hokies have struggled with in recent matches.

"Well, I think we made a pretty distinct effort on trying on balls that weren't really hittable not making mistakes on them, and I think we did that tonight," Riley said. "We just put it over when it wasn't in system and tried to be tactical, but we were aggressive in everything we could do that was in system."

Boston College could only muster six total kills while hitting -.080 with eight attack errors.  

The Eagles started the second set with some success, taking a 4-1 lead.  But Tech quickly responded with five consecutive points.

Despite their sloppy play, Boston College hung in with the Hokies, trading points and staying within striking distance. 

Freshman Justine Record killed any momentum BC had left with back-to-back aces, putting the score at 20-15 and sparking a 6-2 run which helped the Hokies win the set, 25-17.

After picking up six kills in the first set alone, Willoughby got another five in the second set, and Boston College had no answer for last season's ACC Freshman of the Year.

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