LANCASTER, Pa. - Hood College fell 3-1 at Lancaster Bible College in non-conference women's volleyball action.
Set Scores
- The Chargers won 25-23, 27-25, 21-25, 25-20.
Inside the Box Score
- Katie Amaguana's (Hagerstown, MD/South Hagerstown) 27 digs were a career-high and the most for a Blazer this season.
- Caitlin Ambruster (Fleetwood, PA/Brandywine Heights) had 16 kills and 15 digs for the Blazers.
- Ann Ofoegbu (Falling Waters, WV/Spring Mills) added 13 kills. She and Shane Simms (Baltimore, MD/Sparrows Point) tied for the team-high with six blocks apiece.
- Jackie Malitzki (Allentown, PA/Parkland) passed out 28 assists.
Lancaster Bible 25, Hood 23
- Hood took a 23-20 lead on an ace by Simms but it proved to be the final point the Blazers scored in the set.
- LBC closed with a 5-0 run featuring kills by four different players to take a 1-0 lead in the match.
Lancaster Bible 27, Hood 25
- A kill by Ofoegbu and an error by the Chargers gave Hood set point at 24-22.
- Chloe King had back-to-back kills during a three-point spurt that put LBC on top 25-24.
- After Ofoegbu tied the score with a kill, the Chargers scored consecutive points to win the set.
Hood 25, Lancaster Bible 21
- The Blazers turned the tables on the Chargers in the third set, putting together a late set rally of their own.
- With the score tied 21-21, Ofoegbu notched a kill to put Hood in front. After two attack errors from Lancaster Bible, Ofoegbu and Simms picked up the block to give the Blazers their first set of the evening.
Lancaster Bible 25, Hood 20
- Hood struggled with its hitting early in the third set and the Chargers added three kills and an ace by King to jump in front 9-3.
- The Blazers pulled within four on a kill from Carrington Ray (Washington, DC/St. Andrew's Episcopal) to make it 13-9 before Lancaster Bible scored five points in a row to put the set and the match out of reach.
Analysis
- Hitting numbers were virtually even with Hood holding a slim .075 to .072 edge in percentage.
- LBC racked up 92 digs, compared to 85 for the Blazers.
For the Opponent
- King led the Chargers with 14 kills and added four blocks and 24 digs.
- Morgan Fenstermacher added 11 kills and five blocks.
- Leah Helman had a match-high 30 digs.
Up Next
Hood heads to Bridgewater (Va.) for a tri-match with Catholic on October 22.
