FREDERICK, Md.--The Hood College volleyball team (3-19) split a tri-match Saturday, falling 3-0 to Emory & Henry College (16-30, 17-30, 15-30) before coming back to defeat Trinity University (D.C.) 3-0 (30-16, 30-13, 30-15). Emory & Henry defeated Trinity in the middle match, 3-0 (30-18, 30-7, 30-13).

In the first match with the Wasps, the Blazers found themselves in a 15-6 hole before sophomore Leah Garland served five straight points, capped by a service ace, to pull Hood to within 15-11. But the Wasps pulled away and outscored Hood 15-5 the rest of the set to take the first game, 30-16. 

In game two, the Blazers got off to a good start by assuming a 4-1 lead but the Wasps rallied to tie the set at 5-5 and then scored five unanswered points to take a 10-5 edge. After a Blazer timeout, Hood closed to within 12-6 on a kill by junior Jamie Gardner but that would be the closest the Blazers would get as Emory & Henry triumphed 30-17 to take a 2-0 match lead.

In the third set, Emory & Henry scored the first six points and never trailed, but the Blazers did manage to close to within 27-15 following a pair of aces by senior Lindsey Nagy. The Wasps secured the final three points of the set to take the match, 3-0.

Nagy finished with a team-high six kills to go along with three aces and 15 digs, while freshman Kristina Straub tallied four kills, nine assists and 17 digs. Senior Jamie Bussey tallied a team-best 19 digs while freshman Katie Worthington and Gardner finished with three kills apiece.

In the second match against Trinity, Hood rallied from an 8-5 deficit in game one to take a 9-8 lead on three straight aces by Nagy. Hood would not trail again in the game and closed out the set on a kill by Gardner (30-16).

The Blazers poured it on in game two and boasted a remarkable .348 team hitting percentage en route to a 30-13 victory. Nagy had seven of her match-high 18 kills in the second set.

In the third game, the Blazers controlled the tempo once again and at one point broke open a 6-4 game by scoring 13 unanswered points, capped by a Kristan Hawkins kill which made it 19-4. The Tigers rallied to cut the deficit to 10 on a kill by Terri Alford but Hood ripped off the next four straight points and went on to clinch the match with a 30-15 win.

Hood, which snapped a nine-match losing skid with the win over Trinity, registered 17 service aces in the match and hit .304 as a team. Nagy finished with a double-double of 18 kills and a team-high 23 digs to go along with four aces. Freshman Krista Zerby served up six aces and collected seven digs while Garland set up 15 Blazer kills and added five digs. Gardner hit an impressive .688 with 11 kills and no errors on 16 attempts. Hawkins matched her season-high with seven kills and Lena Bushrod contributed nine digs. 

The Blazers return to action Tuesday at York College (Pa.) for a Capital Athletic Conference match at 7 p.m.