FREDERICK, Md. - The Hood College women's volleyball team celebrated senior day on Saturday as they hosted the Fightin' Scots of Wooster College but fell in match one 3-2, and match two 3-2.
Seniors Celebrated;
Set Scores
Wooster won 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Wooster won 25-17, 23-25, 23-25, 25-18, 15-6.
Inside the Box Score
Tara Gosney (Centreville, Pa./Centreville) led the team in kills with 23.
Maria Ricketts (Adamstown, Md./New Life Christian) and Brynn Cochran (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) tallied 14 digs over two contest.
Janiyah Thornton (Waldorf, Md./Southern Maryland Christian Academy) had 13 blocks on the day.
How it Happened – Wooster 3, Hood 2 (Match one)
The Blazers played with some energy to start set one and found themselves up 7-4. Wooster battled to stay within contention of Hood but a kill by
Tara Gosney (Centreville, Pa./Centreville) and an error by a Wooster player, had Hood still up 10-8. The Fightin' Scots went on a run and went up 21-13, but the Blazers stopped the bleeding and went on run of their own as the score was now 22-19. A late
Sami Betley (Bel Air, Md./Mercy) kill would keep the Blazers within reach, but the Fightin Scots would take set one 25-20.
To start set two, Hood started fast again and went up 8-1. A kill by Tara Gosney (Centreville, Pa./Centreville), and a service ace by Madison Powell (Midlothian, Va./Manchester) would have the Blazers with a 10-2 lead. Hood stayed on the gas, but the Fightin' Scots battled back as they were only down one, as the score was now 13-12, still in favor of the Blazers. Wooster would take the lead as the set progressed, but
Janiyah Thornton (Waldorf, Md./Southern Maryland Christian Academy) set
Mary LeBlanc (Suffolk, Va/Stonebridge) up for a kill and the score now at 19-18.
Cam Madden (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) tied it up 21-21, but unfortunately that was the Blazers last points of set two as the Fightin' Scots won 25-21 and went up 2-0.
Neither team in set three was able to find an edge as the score was knotted at 7-7. The Blazers were down 11-9, but a
Maria Ricketts (Adamstown, Md./New Life Christian) service ace would have Hood only down by one. Wooster went up 16-10, but
Cam Madden (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) earned a well needed kill for the Blazers with the score now at 16-11. Hood looked to avoid the sweep and went on run to now go up 20-19 after a
Tara Gosney (Centreville, Pa./Centreville) kill. Hood and Wooster battled to the bitter end of the set, but the Blazers pulled out the win to avoid the sweep and win set three 25-22.
Wooster went up 10-7, but a kill by
Cam Madden (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) and a error by Wooster would have the Blazers just down by one. Wooster went up 14-9, but Madden stayed on the gas and earned yet another kill with score now at 14-10. A late run by Hood helped them take a 19-18 lead. The Blazers kept the momentum and went on yet another run this time to take set four 25-21.
The Blazers found themselves down 7-2 and took a well needed timeout to regroup. Wooster went up 10-4 but Hood battled back into it with four unanswered points, as the score was now 10-8. The teams battled to the bitter end, but the Fightin' Scots would spoil the first match of senior day with a 15-12 win in set five.
How it Happened – Wooster 3, Hood 2 (Match two)
The Blazers leaned on their youth in match two as the majority of starters on the court featured mostly first years. Hood found themselves down 5-0 to start set one. Wooster would go up 12-5, but
Grace Tamburin (Wheeling, WV./Wheeling Park) earned a kill to cut into the Fightin' Scots lead. Wooster stayed on the attack and went up 15-7. Hood went on a run and cut into the lead as the score was now 15-11. The set progressed, and Wooster went on late run to take set one 25-17.
Hood went down 5-2 in set two. The Blazers responded back and a Brynn Cochran (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) kill would help the Blazers go up 7-6. Wooster answered back and went up 11-9. The teams battled back in forth as the score was now 17-17. Hood went up 21-19 after a
Kendall Massey (Upper Marlboro, Md./Largo) service ace.
Jaylin Anderson (Poolesville, Md./Poolesville) would set up
Grace Tamburin (Wheeling, WV./Wheeling Park) for the kill and Blazers would win 25-23 and match score was now 1-1.
Hood went up 3-0 after a Jaylin Anderson (Poolesville, Md./Poolesville) service ace. The Blazers went on run to take a commanding 13-3 lead. Wooster fought back and went on a run of their own as they were only down 15-14, still in favor of Hood. The teams traded points, but Hood was able to get the final say and took set three 25-23.
The Blazers had to battle back into it early as the Fightin' Scots went up 7-4, but an error by Wooster would get Hood back on the board. Wooster was unfazed by their error and went on a run to now lead 17-6.
Sami Foxie-Fields (Upper Marlboro, Md./South County) set up
Brynn Cochran (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) to stop the bleeding for Hood. The Blazers went on a run later in the set as the score was now 22-17, but Wooster would send it to a fifth set showdown with a 25-18.
Wooster jumped out to 5-1 lead in set five, but Brynn Cochran (Frederick, Md./Governor Thomas Johnson) helped Hood get back on the board as the score was now 5-2. Wooster was determined to win and went up 10-6. Hood would take a timeout, but unable to find any answers, Wooster would win 15-6, and win the match two 3-2.
For the Opponent
Kennedy Muhlenkamp tallied 67 assist on the day.
Catherine Muzilla racked up 34 digs over two contest.
Notes
Hood falls to 2-17 overall .
Wooster improves to 9-10 overall.
Up Next
The squad hits the road and gets back to conference play against the Mustangs of Stevenson University on Wednesday, October 21, at 7 PM.
