(BALTIMORE) – The Randolph-Macon women's volleyball team gave No. 4 Colorado College all it could handle in its first match of the Johns Hopkins Tournament on Friday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets fell to the unbeaten Tigers in the four set match, but it wasn't without an impressive showing that saw the Lemon and Black take set three after a thrilling second set where both teams scored over 30 points.

The Basics

Score: Randolph-Macon 1, No. 4 Colorado College 3

Venue: Goldfarb Gymnasium (1,100)

Records: Randolph-Macon 4-2, No. 4 Colorado College 9-0

How It Happened

• The Yellow Jackets were in the opening set throughout and held an 18-16 lead after a kill by Sydney Koch (Sr., Raleigh, N.C. / Sanderson) and an error by the Tigers. Colorado countered with the next seven points to put it in position to take the first set after the teams split the next following four points.
• The second set looked like volleyball's version of a marathon with both teams scoring over 30 points in a game reminiscent of the scoring rules of the early 2000's. Both teams had multiple chances for the potential game point. The Yellow Jackets' last opportunity came after a Tigers service error and a block by Macguire Gubba (Sr., Grove City, Pa. / Grove City) and Danielle LaRosa (Sr., Charlottesville, Va. / Albemarle) put the score at 31-30, but Colorado responded with the next three points to go up 2-0.
• The Jackets came out in the third set and made sure it belonged to them as they never trailed after the first point. Five consecutive points capped by a LaRosa kill gave them their largest lead at 15-8 that was equaled after a Koch kill made it 19-12. The Tigers rallied to cut the deficit to one on multiple occasions, but weren't able to tie it as the Jackets won their lone set.
• Colorado jumped out to a 14-5 advantage in the fourth set which forced RMC to play catchup. The Jackets were only able to cut the deficit to five on a couple of occasions as Colorado took the match with a 25-17 win.

Inside The Numbers

• Reigning ODAC Player of the Week Sydney Koch played incredibly well with a match-best 18 kills on 36 attempts and a hitting percentage of .389. She was also a figurehead on defense with five blocks.
• Grace Parker (Jr., Andover, N.J. / Pope John XXIII) joined Koch in double figures with 15 kills.
• LaRosa was also a force up front as she nearly had a double-double with eight kills and seven blocks.
• Madison Warlick (Sr., Charlottesville, Va. / Albermarle) led the defense on the receiving end with 16 digs. Gubba and Leslie Currie (So., Mechanicsville, Va. / Hanover) joined her in double figures with 14. Gubba also set up the offense with 41 assists.
• Overall the Jackets blocked 13 of the Tigers' attacks. It's the most so far this season.
• Isabella Lipacis led Colorado with 17 kills on 44 attempts and a hitting percentage of .227.

Up Next

Randolph-Macon squares off against Ithaca and York (Pa.) tomorrow. The Yellow Jackets' matches will be back-to-back with the Bombers first at 11 a.m. followed by the Spartans at 1.