FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's volleyball team turned in its best hitting percentage of the season to defeat Hollins 3-0. 

Set Scores

• The Blazers won 25-16, 26-16, 25-11. 

Inside the Box Score

• Hood hit a season-best .309 (40-11-94) behind efficient nights from nearly every hitter. 
• MacKenzi Wright and Carrington Ray combined for just one error in 32 attacks. Wright had six kills in 14 attempts (.429), while Ray had eight kills in 18 swings (.389). 
• Caitlin Ambruster had 10 kills and 19 digs to lead the Blazers. 
• Jackie Malitzki dished out 22 assists. 
• Emma Elizondo turned in a match-high six aces. 
• Shane Simms finished with three blocks. 

Hood 25, Hollins 16

• The Blazers were slow out of the gates, trailing 7-5. Wright earned a side out with a kill and Elizondo stepped up with three straight aces to start a 9-1 run. Wright had three kills in the run, while Ambruster added two as Hood took a 14-8 lead. 
• Hollins pulled within four on two occasions and trailed 21-16 committing three attack errors around a kill from Simms that allowed the Blazers to go ahead 1-0. 

Hood 25, Hollins 16

• Hood's attack accounted for 17 of its 25 points and the Blazers committed just five errors to take the second set. 
• Hollins was within 6-4 when Hood went on a 9-3 run that featured three kills from Simms and two by Ambruster to make it 15-7. 
• HU chipped the Blazers lead to 16-12 but Elizondo had two kills in a run of four straight points to push the margin to eight at 20-12. Hollins never pulled within six the rest of the way. 

Hood 25, Hollins 11

• The Blazers had 10 kills and just two errors in the set, while Hollins struggled with four kills and seven errors. 
• Hollins once again was at its best at the beginning of the set and tied the score at 5-5 on a kill by Selena Wolfe. 
• Three straight attack errors opened the way for an 11-1 run for Hood. Elizondo added two more aces in the surge as the Blazers took a commanding 16-6 lead. 
• A kill by Tyler Sesker kept Hood's lead at 10, 20-10, but a team effort led the way to victory for Hood, as Walissa Jaque, Wright, Ray and Simms each added a kill to close the set. 

Analysis

• While Hood finished the afternoon hitting .309, Hollins struggled with 19 kills and 18 errors to end the day at .010. 
• The Blazers' efficiency limited Hollins' defense to only one block in the match. 
• The service game was also in favor of Hood with a 9-3 advantage in service aces. 

For the Opponent

• Sesker had nine kills for Hollins. 
• Zoe Brooks dished out 11 assists.
• Both Kenna Esquibel and Bella Brown finished with nine digs. 

Notes

• Hood is 3-9 on the season, while Hollins slid to 1-10. 

Up Next
The Blazers travel to Lebanon Valley College on October 6.