"It really didn't look like they were doubling me at all. I think our offense worked really well today," Willoughby said. "Erin was setting the forward, the side, just mixing the offense around which I think it made it tough for them to block."
The Hokies again played terrific defense, holding the Eagles to a .207 hitting percentage and only allowing nine kills.
Tech dropped to a .323 attack percentage, but they still played excellent offense, moving the ball quickly and attacking before the Boston College defenders could adjust.
"They made some adjustments, but the tempo of our offense was fast enough that they really were late in reacting every time," Riley said.
As the third set began, the Eagles were clearly deflated, playing sluggishly and unable to keep up with the Hokies.
Boston College got down early, giving Tech a 14-3 lead that would not be relinquished. The Hokies cleared the bench, getting everyone some playing time before taking the set, 25-16.
Even injured middle blocker Betsy Horowitz made a brief appearance in the third set.
"Betsy was only allowed to go through one time through the front row and that was doctor's orders," Riley said. "So, we got her through when we could get her through, giving her a chance to warm up a little before she went through. It's going to be a little more each day."
The Eagles committed eight attack errors in the set and only managed five kills, providing their worst attack percentage of the night at -.115.
Even with the impressive win, both Riley and Willoughby feel as if there is room for improvement and that the team still isn't playing as well as they were at the beginning of conference play.
"You know, we're still a little bit away from that, but I think we're playing better and we're on our way to that, so tomorrow will be much more of a challenge," Riley said.
"We definitely need to still improve for the rest of the weekends, but we did play really well today," Willoughby said.
Tech will play their final home match of the season Saturday night at 6 p.m. against Maryland.
Sarah Muoz and Kristen Cunningham will be playing their last home game of their collegiate careers for Senior Night
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