CHESTER, Pa. - The Hood College women's volleyball team dropped a three-set decision at Widener in Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth action.
Set Scores
- The Pride won 25-18, 25-16, 25-14.
Inside the Box Score
- Ann Ofoegbu (Falling Waters, WV/Spring Mills) and Caitlin Ambruster (Fleetwood, PA/Brandywine Heights) both hit over .300 in the match. Ofoegbu had a team-high eight kills in 14 attempts, hitting .429. Ambruster recorded seven kills in 16 swings and ended the night at .313.
- Jackie Malitzki (Allentown, PA/Parkland) and Ainslee Barger (Poolesville, MD/Poolesville) split the setting duties. Malitzki dished out 14 assists, while Barger added nine.
- Ashley Donald (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) registered 10 digs and Shane Simms (Baltimore, MD/Sparrows Point) tallied a pair of blocks.
Widener 25, Hood 18
- The early going featured 11 ties and lead changes.
- Hood took an 8-7 lead on a block by Simms, but the Pride responded with the last tie and lead change of the set during a 7-1 run. Isabella Ricevuto kicked off the surge with back-to-back kills.
Widener 25, Hood 16
- The Blazers got off to a slow start with seven attack errors helping the Pride jump ahead 14-4.
- Hood cleaned up its hitting over the remainder of the set with six kills and only one more error, but Widener's early lead was too much to overcome.
Widener 25, Hood 14
- The Blazers trailed just 16-12 before the Pride closed the set with a 9-2 run.
Analysis
- Widener hit .314 as a team in the match (38-11-86), compared to .114 for Hood (25-16-79).
For the Opponent
- For Widener, Ricevuto had a match-high nine kills.
- Megan Barthol had three of the Pride's 12 service aces and handed out 31 assists.
Up Next
The Blazers head to Mount Aloysius on September 29.
