Ravens Volleyball ran into a buzzsaw at home Friday night.

The No. 20 Central Methodist University Eagles downed the Ravens in straight sets, winning 3-0.

The Ravens best set was the third and final set against the Eagles. The teams were even through the early stages, tied 6-6, before CMU surged in front 11-7 to force a Ravens timeout. The home side responded well and cut the Eagles lead to 2 points, 15-13, but CMU again surged to a strong lead at 20-14. The Eagles went on to win the third set 25-18.

The Eagles finished the match with a .434 attack percentage, while the Ravens recorded a .105 attack percentage.

The first set of the night belonged to the Eagles. The teams started the set even, with the score level at 5-5, but CMU went on a 12-5 run to take control of the opening set with a score of 17-10. The Eagles went on to win the opener 25-13, finishing with a .500 attack percentage. The Ravens finished the first set with a .158 attack percentage.

The second set didn't start the way the Ravens wanted as the visiting Eagles stormed to an 11-3 lead, forcing a Ravens timeout. The Ravens rallied following the timeout and trimmed the deficit to 14-8, but the Eagles rattled off 4-straight points to answer the home squad and push their lead to 10 points. That wound up being the winning margin as the Eagles won the second set 25-15, taking a 2-0 lead in the match, then finished things off in the third set.

CMU had a .481 attack percentage in the second set, while the Ravens matched 8 errors with 8 kills in the set.

Haylie Dickerson had a team-high 11 kills and just one attack error for the Ravens, and Regan Bruggeman added 7 kills. Marissa Mantz and Haley Cahill each had 12 assists.

The Ravens move to 13-9 on the season and 7-6 in Heart play as they've dropped four matches in a row. They'll look to get back on the winning side of things at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 against Missouri Valley College.