LEXINGTON, Va. – The Randolph-Macon women's volleyball team rolled through day one at Washington and Lee on Friday, downing Maryville and Southern Virginia in straight sets to sweep the day.
The Basics:
Scores: Randolph-Macon 3, Maryville 0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-18)            Randolph-Macon 3, Southern Virginia (25-19, 25-22, 25-16)
Location/Venue: Lexington, Va./Washington and Lee University/Duchossois Athletic & Recreation Center
Records: Randolph-Macon (3-2, 0-0 ODAC), Maryville (3-3, 0-0 CCS), Southern Virginia (2-3, 0-0 USA South)
How it Happened vs Maryville:

• The Yellow Jackets stormed out to an early lead in the first set, building up a 13-5 advantage. RMC continued to dominate through the rest of the opening stanza, never allowing the Scots to make it close, taking set one 25-14.
• For a majority of the second set, the two sides were close, with RMC's 16-12 lead being the largest until the end when the Yellow Jackets won six of the last eight points to end the set, ultimately winning 25-18 and taking a commanding two-set lead.
• The third set was similar to the first as Randolph-Macon pushed out to an early lead and held it. Maryville was able to cut the deficit to four at 20-16 late in the set, but five of the last seven points went to RMC as they wrapped up the sweep.

By the Numbers vs Maryville:

• Grace Parker (Andover, N.J./Pope John XXIII) led the charge for RMC with 13 kills on a .313 hitting percentage. She also totaled four service aces and 11 digs.
• Both Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) and Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) had 11 assists which was good for the team lead. Kaplan added eight digs to her credit.
• Jordynn Little (Apex, N.C./Green Level) had a staggering six service aces to go with her four digs and a pair of kills in the match.
• Megan Bost (Angier, N.C./West Johnston) had eight kills, second most by a Yellow Jackets player in the match.

How it Happened vs SVU:

• The Knights held a 9-6 lead in the first set before a kill by Mia Zazzero (Tampa, Fla./Holy Names) ignited a 7-0 run to give the Yellow Jackets a 13-9 lead which they did not surrender for the remaining of the set. SVU brought it within one at 20-19 and then RMC posted five straight points to win the set, 25-19.
• Multiple times in the second set, the Yellow Jackets went on a run and was answered by SVU going on a run of their own. Late in the set, SVU turned a 19-12 deficit into a 19-18 deficit to get back in the set, but Randolph-Macon held on for a 25-22 set two win.
• It was all RMC in the third set, stretching out to an early 12-5 lead that allowed the Lemon and Black to cruise to a sweep over SVU to go 2-0 on the day.

By the Numbers vs SVU:

• Grace Parker had 13 kills in the second straight match, leading the Yellow Jackets. She also added four block assists at the net.
• Mia Zazzero was perfect, having four kills on exactly four swings while also having four block assists.
• Milly Mach had 12 assists which was good for the team-lead. She had one more than Kaitlyn Kaplan who had 11 for the second consecutive match.
• Maddy DeCandido (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) had a team-best 14 digs and was the only player in double-figures.

Up Next:
RMC will battle Marymount and Susquehanna tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in Lexington. Read Full Article