FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's volleyball team won the second set before Gallaudet escaped the Volpe Athletic Center with a 3-1 win over the Blazers in non-conference action.
Set Scores
- The Bison won 25-15, 17-25, 25-16, 25-18.
Inside the Box Score
- Caitlin Ambruster (Fleetwood, PA/Brandywine Heights) had a strong match with 17 kills, hitting .293 in the loss.
- Jackie Malitzki (Allentown, PA/Parkland) had 26 assists, while Ainslee Barger (Poolesville, MD/Poolesville) added 11. Malitzki ran her career tally to 966, passing Kathryn Jones for fourth place on Hood's all-time list.
- Shane Simms (Baltimore, MD/Sparrows Point) had four blocks and now ranks ninth all-time for the Blazers with 94.
- Emma Elizondo (Littleton, CO/Heritage) recorded four service aces, while Ashley Donald (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) finished with 14 digs.
- Olivia Todd (Charlotte, NC/Cox Mill) had six kills in nine attempts (.444).
Gallaudet 25, Hood 15
- The Bison committed just two attack errors in the first set, hitting .417.
- Ann Ofoegbu (Falling Waters, WV/Spring Mills) pulled the Hood within 10-6 before a 7-1 run by Gallaudet, featuring three kills and a block by Citrine Lummer, made it 17-7.
Hood 25, Gallaudet 17
- Barger had a pair of aces during a five-point rally that turned a one-point deficit into an 8-4 Hood lead.
- Gallaudet tied the match up at 9-9 before the Blazers rattled off four straight points to go back in front.
- Hood led just 15-14 when four kills by Ambruster fueled a 10-3 set-sealing run to even the match.
Gallaudet 25, Hood 16
- The Bison opened the third set with an 8-2 run.
- Hood later trailed just 13-9 after a kill by Todd but, after four points by Gallaudet, never got closer than six the rest of the way.
Gallaudet 25, Hood 18
- Hood erased a 4-2 deficit with a 5-0 run that featured two aces by Elizondo.
- Gallaudet reclaimed the lead before Hood scored three points, taking a 10-9 edge on a kill by Carrington Ray (Washington, DC/St. Andrew's Episcopal).
- The Bison scored consecutive points to go ahead.
- The Blazers tied the score at 11-11 and 14-14 before an 11-4 run clinched the match for Gallaudet.
Analysis
- The Bison hit over .300 in three of the match's four sets, finishing the day at .307, compared to .171 for Hood.
- Gallaudet held a 13-6 edge in service aces.
For the Opponent
- The Bison's Emily Wright matched Ambruster with 17 kills. Wright had only three errors and hit .400 in the match, to go along with three blocks.
- Lummer hit .357 for the day with 13 kills. She added three aces.
- Emma Giuntoli distributed 25 assists and Leila Sicoli added 15 digs.
Up Next
Hood travels to Stevenson on October 11 for a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth match at 7 p.m.
