CHESTERTOWN, Md. – The Washington College volleyball team took a pair of home matches on Saturday afternoon at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium. In the Centennial Conference match, the Shorewomen swept visiting Ursinus, 3-0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-16) and in the non-conference match, the Shorewomen took care of Trinity (D.C.), 3-0 (25-2, 25-4, 25-4). The Shorewomen are now 13-6 on the season and 3-2 in the Centennial.
Washington College 3 Ursinus 0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-16)
How It Happened
- The Bears led 19-13 in the opening set before the Shorewomen rolled off 11 unanswered points to take a 24-19 lead on a kill by
Izzy Diehl. After Ursinus won consecutive points to trim the lead to 24-21, Diehl netted another kill to close out the first set.
- Leading 17-15 in the second set, Washington won eight of the last 12 points to take the set by six points.
Lyndsey Wessel recorded a finisher to win the second set.
- After Ursinus won the first four points of the third set, the Shorewomen won 14 of the following 17 points to lead 14-7 on a Wessel service ace. Wessel concluded the match with a kill.
For The Shorewomen (12-6, 3-2 CC)
- Diehl (12 kills),
Alexis Stubbs (15 assists),
Kaysie Lynch (14 assists),
Nora Biddle (four aces),
Grace Salveron (eght digs), Wessel (five blocks)
- Team hit .282 in the contest, totaled seven blocks and notched 13 aces.
Washington College 3 Trinity (D.C.) 0 (25-2, 25-4, 25-4)
How It Happened
- Leading 4-1 in the first set, the Shorewomen netted 16 straight points to lead 20-1 on a kill by
Georgia Tyler. Biddle ended the set on an ace.
- The Shorewomen won the first seven points of the second set and never trailed. An attack error by the Tigers ended the second set.
- WC held a 3-2 advantage in the third set before scoring 10 straight to lead 13-2 on a
Ava Mack kill. Mack concluded the win with an ace.
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For The Shorewomen (13-6)
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Ella DiNisio (six kills),
Vanessa Lange (18 assists),
Emily Hartnett (eight assists), Biddle (three digs)
- Washington had a season-best 33 aces as the team hit .774. The Shorewomen had zero blocks.
Notes
- Ursinus is now 4-13 overall and 0-5 in the Centennial, while Trinity (D.C.) is 0-2.
Up Next
The Shorewomen will travel to Haverford on Wednesday, October 21, for a 7:00 p.m. Centennial Conference road match.