FREDERICK, Md.--Sophomore Ashley Beall connected on one of her five kills to cap a 25-20 win in the fourth set and lift the Hood College volleyball team (7-14) to a triumphant 3-1 nonconference victory (26-24, 22-25, 25-20, 25-20) over Penn State Harrisburg (10-19) on Senior Night at Gambrill Gym.

The Blazers came into tonight's match looking to avenge a five-set loss to the Nittany Lions from September. Hood and PSU Harrisburg engaged in a see-saw battle throughout the entire night. Senior Ally Austin served up an ace that just barely grazed the endline to secure a 26-24 win for Hood in the first set.

The Blazers then scored the first seven points of the second set, which included four aces by first-year Amy Hagerdon. After a Nittany Lion timeout, the visitors rallied to tie the score at 10-10 on a Blazer attack error. Neither team was able to push their lead beyond three the rest of the way. Penn State managed to knot the match at one set apiece with a 25-22 win.

Hood trailed for most of the third set until the Blazers reeled off four straight points to leapfrog the Lions 13-11, capped by a Kristina Straub kill. Hood would not trail again in the frame and went on to take the third set, 25-20.

Set number four was another nip-and-tuck affair but Beall stepped up in the clutch and collected a pair of kills for Hood's final two points, including the match-clincher.

Sophomore Brittany Lethbridge posted a team-high nine kills while Kristan Hawkins put down eight. Senior Chelsea Weaver registered 20 digs, four kills and three aces in her final match in the blue and grey. Straub had a solid all-around match in her collegiate finale with seven kills, eight assists and 13 digs. Senior Beth Arsenault served up an ace and chipped in a pair of kills while classmate Ally Austin contributed two digs and an ace.

The Blazers finished the 2010 campaign with the most wins for the program since the 2005 season.