FREDERICK, Md. - Hood College received a strong all-around performance from Kari Betson in a 3-0 win over Albright in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action. 

Set Scores

• Hood won 25-15, 25-20, 25-16

Inside the Box Score

• Betson had 14 kills and just one error, hitting .542 for the match. She had a double-double with 15 digs and added four aces, three assists and two blocks to her evening. 
• Elena Zinaich recorded 10 kills and four blocks. 
• Payton Belella dished out 34 assists and Renee Reus matched Betson with 15 digs. 

How it Happened

• Courtney Hutchinson had four of her nine kills during a 10-3 run in the first set that put Hood ahead 17-7. The Blazers hit .344 in the set to go ahead 1-0 in the match. 
• The Lions pulled within 20-18 in the second set, but two kills apiece from Zinaich and Tailyn Kite down the stretch helped Hood hold on for the win. 
• Hood committed just one attacking error in the third set, hitting .414 to seal the win. Hood led just 9-8 before closing out with a 17-8 run that included four kills by Betson. 

Notes

• Kellie Hill led the Lions with seven kills.
• Claudia Guise had 15 assists, while Paige Westra added 13 digs. 
• The win was Hood's sixth straight, improving the Blazers to 10-15 overall and 2-5 in the MAC Commonwealth. 
• Albright fell to 3-18 and 0-6 in the league. 

Up Next

Hood heads to Washington College on October 21 for a tri-match including Elizabethtown.