FREDERICK, Md. – The Hood College women's volleyball team faced off against the Bison of Gallaudet University on Wednesday evening but fell in the contest 3-0.  
 

Set Scores  
 

25-20, 25-17, 25-17. 
 

Inside the Box Score 
 

Cam Madden (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) led the Blazers in kills with seven, aces with two, and digs with eight. 
 

Janiyah Thornton (Waldorf, Md./Southern Maryland Christian Academy) had three blocks.  
 

Maria Ricketts (Adamstown, Md./New Life Christian) tallied eight assist.  
 

How it Happened 
 

To start set one, both teams' offense's were rolling as both teams traded points back and forth. The score sat at 5-4, and after two attacking errors by the Bison, the Blazers held the slight advantage 6-5. Cam Madden (Carlisle, Pa./Big Spring) kept Hood's run going with a service ace to now lead 7-5. Later in the set neither team was able to pull away, but Hood still was leading 14-13. The Bison took the lead, as it now sat at 22-19, but a late kill by Grace Tamburin (Wheeling, WV./Wheeling Park) gave Hood some hope. Unfortunately, those would be the last points of set one for the Blazers as the Bison scored the last three points and took the set 25-20. 
 

The Blazers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after an attacking error by the Bison, followed by a Maria Ricketts (Adamstown, Md./New Life Christian) service ace. Gallaudet responded quickly and knotted the game back up at 3-3. Hood extended their lead 8-4, after another service ace, now from Anna Huber (Bel Air, Md./Greater Grace Christian Academy). The Bison, unfazed by the deficit, were able to fight back into the contest and tie it back 11 to 11. Back-to-back kills first by Madison Powell (Midlothian, Va./Manchester), and then Mary LeBlanc (Suffolk, Va/Stonebridge), would put the score back in favor of the Blazers 13-11. Both teams were unable to shake each other as the score sat at 17. After a service error by Hood, would then give Gallaudet the slight lead, and they wouldn't look back and went on a run to finish with a 25-17 set two win. 

Hood had to start set three fast, but Gallaudet would jump to an early 4-0 lead. As the set continued, Hood was consistently playing catch up, as the score now was 8-5. The Bison went on a run and now led 12-7. Gallaudet stayed persistent and now jumped to a 10 point lead as the Blazers found themselves in a hole now down 22-12. Hood went on a run late in the contest and was able to cut it down 24-17. The Blazers rally would be stopped after a kill by the Bison's Brielle Worley and won set three 25-17.  

 

For the Opponent 
 

Brielle Worley led the Bison with 20 kills, while teammate Gracie Gloster tallied 31 assists on the day. 
 

Analysis  
 

Hood was edged in digs 33-28, and aces 10-7. 
 

Notes  
 

Hood falls to 0-5.  
 

Gallaudet improves to 4-0.  
 

Up Next  
 

The women's volleyball team travels to Allentown, Pennsylvania for the Buttermaker Tournament hosted by Muhlenberg College. The Blazers will face the Mules of Muhlenberg College on Friday, September 11, at 4 PM, and then against John Jay College at 6 PM.