ST. DAVIDS, Pa. (November 2, 2016) – The FDU-Florham women's dropped a straight set match to No. 12 Eastern in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom semifinals Wednesday.

The Devils fall to 16-14, while Eastern advances to the Championship game Saturday with the 25-13, 25-8, 25-15 score line. FDU will await an announcement Monday about possible postseason options.

FDU hung tight in the opening set, but a 9-1 run by the Eagles stretched the deficit to nine points. After converting two straight tallies, Eastern closed the frame with six of the final seven markers, capped off with a double block.

The Devils fell behind 17-3 in the second set and were unable to recover. The big difference in the final two sets was attacking, as FDU hit -.069 and .143 while Eastern hit .583 and .515 with only two attack errors.

Juniors Brenna Bobrove and Natalie Knudsen along with sophomore Kate Quinlan led the way with three kills each, while junior Melissa Gaffney handed out 11 assists.