The Bridgewater College Eagles volleyball team opened with a 25-21 win against the Yellow Jackets of Randolph Macon but dropped the next three to even their ODAC record to 1-1.  BC is now 6-6 overall, while RMC improves to 9-0.

In the first game, after seeing the score tied at 5-5, the Eagles opened the lead to 14-7 behind the strong hitting game of junior Katie Baker (Strasburg, VA/Strasburg).  In that span, Baker had four kills. RMC closed the gap at 18-17 but BC took advantage of missed serves by the Yellow Jackets to go ahead 21-19.  Baker, Katie Long (Floyd, VA/Floyd Co.) and sophomore Cadie Castle (Mineral, VA/Louisa Co.) closed out the game with kills to give the Eagles a 25-21 win.

In the second game, the Eagles jumped ahead 13-9, only to have RMC battle back and go ahead at 16-17.  Ashley Scott's (South Riding, VA/Heritage) two serves gave BC some momentum to close the gap, 18-19.  The Eagles could not get any closer as RMC went on to win 25-21.

RMC won the third and fourth games in a decisive manner beating the Eagles 25-9 and 25-13.  BC was lead in attacks by Long with nine, while Baker had eight.  Casey O'Leary (Quinton, VA/New Kent) led the team in digs with 21, while Kallam had 22 assists on the night.

The Eagles return to action Friday when they host league rival Washington & Lee at 6:00 p.m. in the Bridgewater College Invitational.