LYNCHBURG, Va.Â
– Randolph-Macon Women's Volleyball cruised to a 3-0 sweep of Randolph in a road ODAC match on Tuesday night.
Score:Â Randolph-Macon 3, Randolph 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-15)
Venue:Â Giles Gymnasium/Randolph College
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (6-4, 2-0 ODAC), Randolph (6-5, 0-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Randolph opened the match with a 3-0 run before RMC went on an 8-3 run to take the lead. After the WildCats burst out to a 5-0 run to regain the lead, RMC answered back with their own 4-0 run. The teams battled back and forth, but it was a 5-1 run by RMC to make it 20-17 that was the deal breaker in the set. They finished the frame on a 4-1 run as they took set one, 25-21.
- The Yellow Jackets took command of the second set early, as they stormed out to an 8-4 lead. They put the pedal down 9-0 run, which extended to a 12-1 run as RMC then led 22-9. Randolph bounced back with a 6-1 run, but RMC closed out the set, winning the final two points of the frame to win 25-15 and move within one set of a sweep.
- Exactly like the second set, RMC grabbed an early 8-4 lead in the third stanza. This time, the lead was gradually grown out throughout the set, as RMC never had a run of more than three points until the very end where they took a 20-15 lead, and made it a 25-15 win after winning the final five points to earn the sweep.
Inside the Numbers
- Kylie Wilhelmi (Cherry Valley, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) led RMC with 16 kills, hitting .300, and totaling 12 digs.
- Allison Lach (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) had 14 kills, giving her 10+ in six of the last seven matches. She also had a career-high 10 digs.
- Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) registered a season-high 37 assists. Mach now has 68 assists in the last two matches.
- Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate School) led the Jackets with 14 digs while also having three aces.
- Maddy DeCandido (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) also had three aces along with 11 digs.
- Ella Courtney (Arlington, Va./Wakefield) totaled six kills while hitting a staggering .714.
- RMC doubled up the WildCats with 44 kills to their 22.
- RMC had a 10-4 advantage in aces.
Up Next
- RMC will host Ferrum and Roanoke over the weekend, playing Ferrum on Friday at 7 p.m. and Roanoke on Saturday at 11 a.m.
