Washington DC — The Lynchburg College Hornets ladies's volleyball crew traveled to Washington DC in the present day for 2 matches. First in opposition to the Catholic College Cardinals, then the Marymount College Saints to shut out the common season.
The Hornets (18-11) began with Catholic (14-20), successful the sport in 4 frames. The primary set, the Hornets jumped out first with a kill from Tori Williamson to set the tone. The Hornets performed an in depth recreation till the tip, taking the set 25-19.
Within the second set, the Cardinals scored first, then started to drag away from the Hornets. The Hornets fought their manner again with Williamson and Kaleigh Keough main the cost, main the crew in kills. The Hornets scored 5 straight factors to take the body 25-18.
The third set began equally, however the Hornets had been unable to retake the lead, falling 20-25 to the Cardinals. Lastly, within the fourth body, the Hornets got here out sturdy, by no means trailing the Cardinals. Williamson and Keough once more led the crew to complete the set 25-17.
Of their subsequent recreation of the day, the Hornets defeated the Marymount Saints (10-21) in a Three-1 victory. The primary set was tight between the groups earlier than the Hornets went on a spectacular run, scoring 7 in a row, 4 of which had been kills by Williamson, successful the set 25-18.
The Hornets obtained off to a sluggish begin within the second set earlier than slowly chipping away on the Saints earlier than finally catching them at 17-17. The remainder of the set remained shut earlier than the Hornets finally fell to the Saints 23-25.
The third and fourth units had been performed the identical as the primary. The groups battled, staying inside attain of one another all the time. The Hornets took the third 21-25 and the fourth 20-25 Leah DiNardo ends the sport along with her 10th kill in opposition to the Saints.
After their wins in the present day, the Hornets enter the ODAC quarterfinals subsequent Tuesday, November 12th at 6:30 pm with an Eight-Four convention document.
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