TOWSON, Md.--Senior Ashley Bryan combined for 25 kills in two
matches as the Hood College volleyball team (4-22) split a
triangular Saturday, falling 3-1 (30-28, 25-30, 24-30, 17-30) to
Goucher College before rallying to defeat Rutgers-Newark, 3-1
(30-10, 19-30, 30-25, 30-21).
Bryan led the offense in both contests, smacking nine kills
against Goucher and 16 against Rutgers-Newark. She also posted six
block assists against the Gophers, while Kristan Hawkins tallied
four blocks and Lindsey Nagy had a pair. Kristina Straub notched a
double-double with 10 assists and 12 digs.
In the Rutgers-Newark triumph, Nagy added 10 kills and 10
digs for a double-double while Straub set up 20 Blazer kills. Hood
collected 16 service aces, including six by Lena Bushrod. Jamie
Bussey led the defense with 13 digs and, with 28 combined in the
two matches, became just the second Blazer ever to reach the
1,000-dig plateau for her career.
Hood wraps up the regular season Wednesday against Capital
Athletic Conference rival Wesley College at Gambrill Gymnasium
at 7 p.m. Hood will honor its four graduating seniors, Jamie
Bussey, Ashley Bryan, Lindsey Nagy and Caroline Woodhams, before
the contest.