ASHLAND, Va. – Senior Danielle LaRosa (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) had 11 kills and four block assists to lead the Randolph-Macon women's volleyball team to a sweep of Randolph in ODAC action on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Randolph 0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-14)

Venue: Ashland, Virginia/Crenshaw Gymnasium

Records: R-MC 10-4, 5-0 ODAC; Randolph 7-8, 2-3 ODAC

How It Happened

• Senior Macguire Gubba (Grove City, Pa./Grove City) has a service ace to start Game 1 for the Yellow Jackets. The Wildcats scored three of the next four points before R-MC registered the next eight points to go up 10-3. That run included a pair of service aces by sophomore Charli Dietz (Radford, Va./Radford) and two kills by junior Grace Parker (Andover, N.J./Pope John XXIII). RC closed to within three at 13-10 before a kill by LaRosa ended the spurt. Senior Sydney Koch (Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson) had consecutive kills in a 6-0 run as the lead ballooned to 19-10. After a point by the visitors, the Yellow Jackets scored six of the final eight points to win the first game 25-13. Senior Madison Warlick (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) had two kills in that final spurt. LaRosa had four kills in Game 1, while Gubba contributed 12 assists. Warlick and sophomore Leslie Currie (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) had three digs each.
• Junior Gracyn Draney (Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest) had a kill to spark an 8-1 start for the Yellow Jackets in the second game. Draney had another kill and a block to cap the initial rally. RC scored six of the next eight points to close within three at 10-7. Koch had a block and two kills in a 6-0 run as R-MC pushed its advantage to 16-7. The Yellow Jackets led 17-10 before scoring eight of the final 11 points to take a 25-13 win in Game 2. LaRosa had a block and a kill on the final two points for R-MC.
• Kills by Koch, LaRosa and sophomore Megan Bost (Angier, N.C./West Johnston) highlighted a 9-2 start in Game 3 for the Yellow Jackets. The Wildcats tallied three straight before a block by LaRosa and Bost halted the run. Two kills by LaRosa helped the home team build a 14-6 advantage. A kill by sophomore Ashlyn Knott (Clarksville, Va./Bluestone) gave R-MC a 19-10 lead. Two kills by Bost and single kills sophomore Bailey Johnson (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) and LaRosa helped the Yellow Jackets close on a 6-1 run to win the third game 25-14.

By The Numbers

• LaRosa hit .643 in the match. Koch had seven kills and 13 total attacks with no errors. Draney and Parker both finished with five kills.
• Knott had three kills in three attempts for a hit percentage of 1.000.
• Gubba finished with 28 assists, while freshman Laura Walton (Urbanna, Va./Middlesex) added four.
• Dietz finished with three service aces and Currie had two.
• Currie and Warlick both had six digs, while Gubba, Dietz and freshman Maddy DeCandido (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) each had five.

For The Record

• R-MC extended its win streak to six.

Up Next

• Randolph-Macon will remain at home to host Lynchburg in ODAC play on Friday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. for Senior Day.