HARRISONBURG, Va. - Bridgewater College turned in a solid effort in Thursday night's Dig Pink contest to defeat Eastern Mennonite in four games in ODAC volleyball action. The Eagles won 25-13, 20-25, 25-11, 25-17 at Yoder Arena on the EMU campus.

Teams across the country are playing Dig Pink games in an effort to promote awareness and raise money in the fight against cancer. Thursday night's contest raised $526.25.

The Eagles won the first game behind a strong team effort at the net. Bridgewater hit for a .344 percentage and also had four blocks to control play. Candice Guy (Fishersville, Va./Waynesboro) paced a balanced hitting attack with three kills.

Bridgewater broke open the first game with an eight-point run to take a 14-6 lead. Katie Baker (Strasburg, Va./Strasburg) sparked the run with three kills.

Bridgewater lost its edge at the net in the second game and the Royals took advantage to even the match.

The offensive dominance returned in the third game. Ashley Scott (South Riding, Va./Heritage) pounded seven kills to lead an attack that posted a .375 hitting percentage. Bridgewater jumped out to an 11-2 lead and was never threatened.

Scott added six more kills in the fourth game as the Eagles closed out the match with a 25-17 win.

Scott finished the night with 19 kills and hit for a .350 mark. Baker also had a strong match at the net, finishing with nine kills and four blocks. Guy also finished with nine kills and hit at a .429 clip.

Lindsay Kallam (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) led the team with 34 assists. 

Defensively, Guy and Casey O'Leary (Quinton, Va./New Kent) led the team with 17 digs each. Mara Hogan (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) added a strong overall game with 10 digs, six assists and five kills.

With the victory, Bridgewater improves to 12-11 overall and 2-4 in the ODAC. The Eagles are back in action Saturday when they host a tri-match with Marymount and ODAC foe Guilford coming to Nininger Hall.