ASHLAND, Va. – Senior Danielle LaRosa (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) hit .765 with 13 kills and no attack errors and had seven total blocks as the Randolph-Macon women's volleyball team topped Christopher Newport on Friday afternoon for the second time this season in a matchup of regionally-ranked teams on the first day of the R-MC Invitational.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Christopher Newport 1 (20-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22)

Venue: Ashland, Virginia/Crenshaw Gymnasium

Records: R-MC 15-5, CNU 17-6

How It Happened

• The Yellow Jackets tallied two of the first three points in Game 1 on kills by junior Grace Parker (Andover, N.J./Pope John XXIII) and LaRosa. The Captains scored four straight to go up 5-2 before a kill by LaRosa stopped the run. A block by senior Macguire Gubba (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) and senior Sydney Koch (Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson) pulled R-MC within one at 6-5 before three more by CNU gave the visitors a 9-5 edge. A kill by LaRosa made it a two-point game at 10-8. The Captains led 13-9 before four straight by the Yellow Jackets knotted the score at 13-13. R-MC reclaimed the lead at 15-14 on a block by Koch and junior Gracyn Draney (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest). The Yellow Jackets were up 16-15 before four straight by CNU put the Captains ahead 19-16. R-MC pulled within one at 19-18 before CNU scored six of the final eight points to post a 25-20 win. LaRosa and Parker both had three kills for the Yellow Jackets in the first game.
• The teams stayed within a point of each other early in the second game before CNU took a 7-5 edge. With the Captains up 8-6, LaRosa had three kills and a block assist in a 4-0 spurt as R-MC took a 10-8 advantage. The score was knotted at 14-14 before kills by Koch and Parker highlighted a 3-0 spurt as the Yellow Jackets took a 17-14 lead. The Captains responded with three straight to level the score at 17-17. With the score tied at 18-18, a Parker kill sparked another 3-0 run for the Yellow Jackets. CNU pulled within one at 23-22 before a kill and block by Koch gave R-MC a 25-22 win in Game 2. R-MC hit .444 and had just one attack error in the second game.
• The teams again started with a point of each other in Game 3 before the Captains took a 7-5 advantage. Two Parker kills highlighted a 5-1 run as the Yellow Jackets went up 10-8. CNU would run off four straight to reclaim the lead at 12-10. R-MC trailed 15-13 before finishing on a 12-2 spurt to win 25-17. Parker had three kills in the game-ending run, along with two kills by Koch and senior Madison Warlick (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle). The Yellow Jackets hit .421 and had just two attack errors.
• CNU got two of the first three points before kills by LaRosa, Draney and Warlick capped a 5-0 run as R-MC took a 6-2 lead. The Captains would capture six of the next seven points to go ahead 8-7. The Yellow Jackets trailed 11-9 before a kill by Koch sparked a 4-0 spurt in taking a 13-11 edge. CNU would tie it at 15-15 before a block by LaRosa and a kill by Koch gave R-MC a 17-15 advantage. The Captains would tie it at 18-18 before kills by Koch and Parker put the Yellow Jackets up two at 20-18. CNU would tie it at 20-20 before two Parker kills highlighted a 5-2 game-ending run as R-MC won the game and the match.

By The Numbers

• Parker, Koch and LaRosa combined for 42 kills. Parker had 15 kills and 40 total attacks. Koch had 14 kills and 27 total attacks. LaRosa had 13 kills, no attack errors and 17 total attacks.
• Parker and Koch both had five total blocks.
• Gubba finished with 43 assists.
• Warlick had 17 digs and sophomore Leslie Currie (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) added 16 digs.

For The Record

• R-MC has won 11 of its past 12 matches.
• The Yellow Jackets defeated CNU 3-2 earlier this season on Sept. 30 in Newport News.

Up Next

• On Day 2 of the R-MC Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 23, the Yellow Jackets will host top-ranked Johns Hopkins at 10 a.m. and 12th-ranked Emory at 3 p.m.