FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's volleyball team won the second set but fell 3-1 to visiting York (Pa.) in a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth match.
Set Scores
- The Spartans won 25-16, 18-25, 25-9, 25-12.
Inside the Box Score
- Caitlin Ambruster (Fleetwood, PA/Brandywine Heights) led Hood with 11 kills.
- Jackie Malitzki (Allentown, PA/Parkland) recorded 28 assists.
- Ann Ofoegbu (Falling Waters, WV/Spring Mills) had three blocks.
- Three Blazers had double-digit digs. Ashley Donald (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) was credited with a team-high 13, while Ambruster and Emma Elizondo (Littleton, CO/Heritage) finished with 11 each.
How it Happened
- Hood trailed just 13-11 before a 7-1 run by York, fueled by three kills from Megan Rizzi and two aces by Alyssa Mott, made it 20-12.
- In the second set, with the score tied 14-14, the Blazers scored four straight points to take an 18-14 led on a MacKenzi Wright (Hagerstown, MD/South Hagerstown) kill. The Spartans eventually pulled within 20-18 but Hood rattled off the final five points, including set point on a block by Ambruster and Ofoegbu, to tie the match at 1-1.
- The Spartans used a 12-3 run in the third set and a 12-0 run in set four to put the match away.
Analysis
- York hit .271, while Hood mustered a .090 mark.
- The Spartans benefited from 14 service aces in the match.
For the Opponent
- Rizzi had 16 kills and hit over .400 in the match.
- Abby Diehl had 36 assists.
- Mott had six aces and Jasmine Doguin led all players with 19 digs.
Up Next
Hood hosts Eastern in a MAC Commonwealth match on October 27.
