(BRIDGEWATER, Va.) – March Madness featured a little bit of volleyball action as Randolph-Macon took down Bridgewater in ODAC action Friday night. The Yellow Jackets needed to come from behind, but did so by forcing five sets and winning the final two.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Bridgewater 2 (25-19, 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 15-8)

Venue: Nininger Hall

Records: R-MC 2-0, 1-0 ODAC; Bridgewater 1-1, 1-1 ODAC

How It Happened:

• The Yellow Jackets took the early advantage by edging out the Eagles at the end of the first set. The teams went back-and-forth and evenly split the first 24 points. A kill by Madison Warlick (Jr., Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle), an ace, and an error by the hosts gave the Jackets the lead for good. Two more kills by Warlick capped off a 6-1 run en route to the 25-19 result.
• Another close set went Bridgewater's way after both teams were even again through 20 points. This time the Eagles went on a 6-1 run to take a 16-11 lead that eventually resulted in a 25-20 win for BC.
• R-MC appeared to be back in control after jumping out to a 10-5 lead in the third after a kill by Sydney Koch (Jr., Raleigh, N.C. / Sanderson). That eventually led to a 15-11 advantage before the Eagles went on the largest rally of the night and scored the next 10 points.
• Needing to win the fourth set to stay alive, R-MC was equal at 20-20 with the Eagles. A pair of errors by the Eagles gave the Jackets the pivotal two-point advantage and R-MC was able to close it out with kills by Gracyn Draney (So., Forest, Va. / Jefferson Forest), Kock, and Megan Bost (Fr., Angier, N.C. / West Johnston).
• With momentum now on their side, Randolph-Macon separated itself from Bridgewater in the deciding fifth. A kill by Warlick after a service error gave R-MC a 7-4 lead and started a 10-4 rally to end the match.

Inside The Numbers:

• Bost led the Jacket attack with 13 kills on 35 attempts for a hitting percentage of .314. Warlick also reached double digits with 11 kills.
• On the defensive end Mackenzie Loewe (Sr., Leonardtown, Md. / St. Mary's Ryken) was pivotal with 20 digs on the evening. Grace Parker (So., Andover, N.J. / Pope John XXIII) followed with 12.
• Assisting the offense was the trio consisting of Macquire Gubba (Jr., Grove City, Pa. / Gove City), Emma Young (Sr., Highland Park, Ill. / Highland Park), and Brooke Young (Fr., Saint Leonard, Md. / Calvert). Gubba dished out 16 attacks, Emma Young added 12, and Brooke Young recorded 10.
• The front line of the defense had a big night with 10 blocks. Danielle LaRosa (Jr., Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle) went up for most of them with seven. Parker tallied five.
• Lisa O'Grady and Hope Jennings led the Eagles with 15 and 12 kills, respectively. Grace Hayes had 38 assists and Jyailah Friendly totaled 29 digs.

Up Next:

The Jackets return home for their next two matches. First up is a date with Emory & Henry this Sunday at 3 p.m.