Box Score HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Randolph-Macon women's volleyball team opened the Stevens Invitational slate with a win, as Head Coach Bill Roger's side cruised to a 3-0 win over the hosts Stevens Institute of Technology.
The Basics:
Scores: Randolph-Macon 3, Eastern Mennonite 0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-15)
Location/Venue: Hoboken, N.J./Walker Gym
Records: Randolph-Macon 6-1, Stevens 7-3
How It Happened:
- The opening set saw Randolph-Macon take control late, as the Yellow Jackets found five of the final six points of the set to take an early 1-0 set lead.
- The second stanza saw the visitors use another late-set push to take a two-set lead and be put in prime position to take open play with a 3-0 sweep.
- Randolph-Macon would make a statement in the third and final set, as the Yellow Jackets laid claim to nine of the first 13 points in the set. Bailey Johnson (Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch) would get the final point for R-MC to make a statement.
Inside The Numbers:
- Grace Parker (Andover, N.J./Pope John XXIII) led the way for the Yellow Jackets with double-digit kills yet again, making her seven for seven in matches with double-digit kills to start the season. Johnson matched Parker's offensive output, recording 15 kills of her own.
- Leslie Curry (Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover) tallied 19 digs to lead the way on the defensive side, marking double-digit digs in each of the first seven matches of the season.
- Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) and Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) both shined at the net as well, as the pair of setters recorded a combined 38 assists in just three sets.
Up Next:
- The Yellow Jackets will continue in the Stevens Invitational, as Stevens Institute of Technology will play host to a collection of teams in Hoboken, N.J. Saturday, September 17 brings a pair of matches where the Yellow Jackets clash with William Paterson at noon and Monclair St. later in the afternoon at 4:00 p.m.