FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College volleyball team dropped a three-set decision to visiting Widener on Senior Night in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth play. 

Set Scores

• The Pride won 25-20, 25-17, 25-15.

Inside the Box Score

• Payton Belella and Elena Zinaich each posted double-doubles. Belella had 22 assists and 10 digs. Zinaich added 10 kills and 10 digs. 
• Courtney Hutchinson had nine kills and two blocks. 
• Renee Reus added eight digs. 
• Delmi Dominguez had three aces. 

How it Happened

• A 5-1 run early in the first set that started with a kill and an ace by Zinaich built a 10-7 Blazer lead. The Pride responded by rattling off eight straight points to build a 15-11 edge. Hood pulled within 20-18 on a block by Hutchinson and Angel Scheetz but would get no closer. 
• Widener slowly pulled away from Hood in the second set to go ahead 2-0 in the match. 
• In the third set, the Pride jumped out to an 11-1 lead and never looked back. 

Notes

• Before the match, Hood honored Belella, Hutchinson, Reus and Zinaich for their contributions to the program. 
• Nicole Dorman had 11 kills for the Pride, while Claire Kaufmann added 10. 

Up Next

The Blazers play their final regular season game on Thursday, October 25 at Stevenson.