Box Score CLEVELAND, Ohio - East Tennessee State women's volleyball collected their first win in the 2025 campaign on Friday morning with a three-set win over American.  The Bucs (1-3, 0-0 SoCon) were led by sophomore outside hitter Makayla Bays in the sweep of the Eagles (4-1, 0-0 Patriot League).

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• Makayla Bays led the offensive efforts for the Bucs for the fourth consecutive match.  The sophomore outside hitter boasted a career-high 19 kills on a career-high clip of .600 with a tied career-high, and match-high, three aces.  Her defensive contributions were just as strong with 11 perfect receptions, eight digs and one block assist across the three sets.
• Whitley Rammel, the senior middle blocker, recorded season-highs in kills (7), hitting percentage (.462) and block assists (4) in the contest.
• Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Gianna Blair collected a career-high six kills on 11 attempts with no errors for a career-high clip of .545.  She joins Bays and Whitley as the third Buccaneer to record 5+ kills in the match at over .400.  
• Bailey Gohlke recorded her first collegiate double-double in just her fourth appearance, tallying 19 assists with the match-high of 10 digs.  The freshman setter also dished a career-high of two aces against the Eagles.
• Junior libero Melanie Morris saw 27 receptions, collected five digs, and dished two aces in the three-set match.
• Junior setter Alex Kreutzmann was the fourth Buc to tally an ace, pairing the point with her season-high 16 assists and four digs.
• The Bucs totaled 46 kills, 42 assists, eight aces, 35 digs and 12 block assists against the Eagles.

UP NEXT
ETSU swaps Woodling Gymnasium for the James A. Rhodes Arena.  The squad goes up against MAC-foe Akron at 6 p.m. on Friday evening.