SCRANTON, Pa. - The Hood College women's volleyball team dropped the opener to FDU-Florham 3-0 but rebounded to defeat host Marywood 3-1 in a non-conference tri-match.
Set Scores
FDU-Florham defeated the Blazers 25-22, 25-18, 25-21. Hood won over the Pacers 23-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-21.
Inside the Box Scores
Ann Ofoegbu (Falling Waters, W.Va./Spring Mills) led the Blazers with 25 kills on the day, including 15 against Marywood.
MacKenzi Wright (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) added 14 in the win and ended the afternoon with 20.
Jackie Malitzki (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) had 28 total assists, leading Hood against Marywood with 21. She had four aces in the match and five total.
Anna Daley (Erie, Pa./Harborcreek) had six aces against the Pacers, while Barger served up five.
Ashley Donald (Waynesboro, Pa./Waynesboro) finished the day with 38 digs, with 27 of those coming in the win against Marywood.
Ofoegbu and
Logan Burge (Urbana, Md./Urbana) both totaled five blocks across both matches.
How it Happened - FDU-Florham
The Blazers started off the first set down 6-3, but rallied to take the lead with an 8-3 run, which was capped off by back-to-back service aces from Donald. Although Hood had a five point lead late, the Devils would score 12 of the next 16 points to take the set.
FDU-Florham took advantage of some early Hood errors to build an early 14-5 lead, but the Blazers went on several runs thanks to several kills and a pair of aces from Ofoegbu to get within four points, but an ace from Tori Carrico finished the set for the Devils.
Malitzki got a kill and an ace as the Blazers started the third set off 3-0, but the Devils would go on a 7-1 run to take early control. The Blazers would go on a 9-2 run late in the set to get within three, but the Devils would end the match before it got any closer.
How it Happened - Marywood
After Hood started the first set with a 5-2 lead, Marywood would take a commanding lead with an 11-2 run. The Blazers would take a late 22-19 lead thanks to four kills from Ofoegbu, but the Pacers would score six of the next seven points to steal the set.
Hood took an early lead in the second set thanks in part to a pair of kills from Wright, but Marywood kept pace with the Blazers, not letting them get too far ahead and eventually bringing the score to a 22-22 tie, but the Blazers would not let another set slip away, scoring the next three points to tie the match at one set each.
Although Marywood took an early 6-2 lead in the third set, Hood rattled off a 14-4 run with back-to-back aces and a handful of kills from Barger to take control and kept their foot on the gas, scoring the final four points to take the set.
The Pacers started the fourth set of strong as well with a 9-5 lead, but the Blazers fought back to take a late lead with an ace from Barger. After Marywood managed to tie the set 21-21, Hood scored the next four points to finish the match.
Up Next
The Blazers travel to York, Pa for a conference match against the Spartans.
