FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College men's volleyball team came from behind to win its inaugural match 3-1 over visiting Bryn Athyn.
Set Scores
- After dropping the first set, the Blazers rallied to win 18-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-19.
Inside the Box Score
- Marc Fitzkee (York, Pa./Central York) paced the Blazers with 23 kills, 12 digs and three service aces. The first-year stud.
- Adam Bartice (Washington, D.C./Woodrow Wilson) finished with a team-high 32 assists and matched Fitzkee's 12 digs.
Bryn Athyn 25, Hood 18
- Hood showed some opening day jitters in the first set, finishing with seven kills against 10 errors.
- The Lions committed just one attack error in the set to take a 1-0 lead.
Hood 25, Bryn Athyn 22
- The Blazers trailed 16-10 in the second set before closing the set with a 15-6 run.
- Russell Odor (Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee) had three of his six kills during the run before a kill by Fitzkee evened the match and gave Hood the first win in a set in program history.
Hood 25, Bryn Athyn 22
- Bryn Athyn took a 21-20 lead but the Blazers came back to finish the set with a 5-1 surge to go ahead 2-1.
- Dan Blanchfield (Cambridge, N.Y./Cambridge Central) punctuated the win with the Blazers' first solo block.
Hood 25, Bryn Athyn 19
- After Hood needed to come back in each of the previous two sets, Fitzkee had two kills an ace during a 9-3 run to open the fourth set.
- The Blazers never trailed in the fourth set and an ace and a kill by Fitzkee for the final two points gave Hood the victory.
Analysis
- Hood had 40 kills, compared to just 26 by Bryn Athyn.
- Both teams had 10 service aces, but the Lions were undone by 21 service errors.
For the Opponent
- Teagan Dewees led Bryn Athyn with nine kills.
- Laban Genzlinger had 22 assists and Cevin Spencer added 14 digs.
Notes
- It was the season opener for both teams.
- Hood improved to 1-0, while Bryn Athyn began the year 0-1.
Up Next
The Blazers host Roanoke and Immaculata in a tri-match on Jan. 28 at the Volpe Athletic Center.
