WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Lebanon Valley College women's volleyball team traveled to the nation's capital on Saturday afternoon and earned a tri-match split at Catholic University. The Dutchmen defeated the host Cardinals 3-1 in the first match of the day and then dropped a 3-0 decision to Christopher Newport University.
Match One vs. Catholic (26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 25-17)
The first set went the distance, with LVC using a late rally to take the set. Catholic scored the first two points of the match and built a 6-3 lead. The Dutchmen responded with a 7-0 run with back-to-back service aces by
Hadley Sparks in the middle of the run. The Cardinals answered with a 4-1 rally to get within one point. A service error, a
Jasmine Sullivan ace, and a
Jillian Jefferys kill gave LVC a 14-10 lead. The teams battled back and forth before the Dutchmen used a 5-1 run to go up 23-18 following a
Riley Mack kill. Catholic responded with the next six points to get to set point. Mack put away an overpass to keep the set alive, and after another point for the Dutchmen,
Teaguen Reynolds ended the set on a big block at the net.
Catholic scored the first three points of the second set, and LVC answered right back to even the set at three. The Cardinals used a four-point run to go up 9-5 and were able to extend the lead to 15-10 over the next 11 points. The Dutchmen used a 5-1 run to get within one point at 18-17 following a
Libby Lindau block. Catholic answered with the next three points. LVC battled but were unable to get any closer in the set, and the Cardinals tied the match up with a 25-21 set victory.
The Dutchmen started the third set strong as four different players recorded points and a service ace by
Brooke Olejniczak gave LVC a 7-1 advantage. The Cardinals countered with a run of their own to take a 12-10 lead. The Dutchmen responded with a 6-0 run, with
Molly Thomas serving to retake the lead. They were able to extend the advantage to 19-14 following an ace from
Jasmine Sullivan. LVC led 24-19 before the Cardinals made things interesting with four consecutive points. Sullivan ended the threat with a kill to put the Dutchmen back on top with a 25-23 set win.
The fourth set began as a back-and-forth affair with neither team taking control. The teams traded points, and the Dutchmen led 13-12 before using a big run to put the set away. Sparks started an 8-0 run that pushed the advantage to 21-12. Lindau and Olejniczak fueled the run with multiple points each. The Cardinals were able to close the gap a little before Reynolds ended the match with a big kill off a feed from Sullivan.
Inside the Box
- Lindau led the team with 11.5 points on eight kills, five total blocks, one ace, and three digs.
- Reynolds also had eight kills and added two solo blocks and two digs.
- Jefferys finished with six kills, two total blocks, and one dig.
- Olejniczak added five kills, one ace, and five digs.
- Sullivan dished out 34 assists and added three kills, one ace, two block assists, and five digs.
- Sparks led the team with 15 digs and recorded five kills.
- Thomas had 12 digs and one ace.
Match Two vs. Christopher Newport (25-17, 25-13, 25-17)
The Captains jumped out to a 6-3 advantage to begin the opening set. Lindau had a pair of kills to start a big rally for the Dutchmen that gave LVC a 10-8 lead. The teams traded points until back-to-back kills by Jefferys and Sparks put the lead at 14-11. CNU answered with the next seven points to go up by four. They continued the run and used the momentum to close out the first set 25-17.
Christopher Newport erased an early 3-1 advantage by the Dutchmen in the second set with five consecutive points. The Captains held a three-point lead at 8-5 before a big 8-0 rally extended the advantage to 11. They kept the pressure on the Dutchmen and took the second set by a score of 25-13. The third set began with CNU winning three of the first four points. LVC answered right back and took a 5-4 advantage with a 4-1 run. The teams traded runs, and the Dutchmen tied the set up at 14 following an ace from Mack and a point by Lindau. Christopher Newport used a decisive 8-1 run to take the lead back and closed the match with a 25-17 third-set victory.
Inside the Box
- Mack, Jefferys, and Lindau had five kills each to lead the offense.
- Sofia Rios dished out 17 assists, led the team with eight digs and one service ace.
- Thomas added four digs and four assists.
Up Next
LVC will be back inside Sorrentino Gymnasium on Tuesday, September 29, as they host King's College in a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom match.
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