RALEIGH, N.C.Â
– Randolph-Macon women's volleyball began their weekend in Raleigh by falling in four sets to 2023 NCAA Tournament Participant, Meredith, on Friday.
Score:Â Meredith 3, Randolph-Macon 1 (25-17, 25-18, 21-25, 25-17)
Venue:Â Weatherspoon Gymnasium/Meredith College
Records:Â Randolph-Macon (2-2), Meredith (4-1)
How it Happened
- Meredith opened the match on fire, using five kills to jump out to a 7-1 lead. They kept the pressure on RMC, pushing their lead out to 16-5 before the Yellow Jackets found their footing. A kill by Allison Lach (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) along with three attack errors by Meredith fueled a 4-0 run. The Avenging Angels regained control to extend the lead back out to 21-11. Meredith fought off RMC for the remainder of the set to take the opening frame, 25-17.
- Both teams battled out of the gate in the second set, but Meredith jumped ahead with a 9-5 lead, which they never looked back from. A 4-0 run and a 3-0 run helped Meredith keep control of the set, as RMC couldn't get more than three points in a row as Meredith finished the set on a 3-0 run to win 25-18.
- The third set was the most tightly contested set, as RMC erased a 4-1 deficit in the opening points. Neither team had a lead of more than two points until a service ace by Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) and three kills by three different Jackets helped fuel a 5-0 run and give RMC a four-point lead at 24-20. They would finish off the set on a Meredith setting error to win 25-21 and force a fourth set.
- Like the first two sets, Meredith opened the frame by jumping out to a lead, this time an 8-3 advantage. However, RMC would win six of the next eight points to bring the score within one. After Meredith pushed the lead out to 13-10, RMC went on a 4-0 run to take their first lead of the set. The score was tied 16-16 until the Avenging Angels put the pedal down and won nine of the final 10 points of the set to win 25-17 and win the match in four sets.
Inside the Numbers
- Maddy DeCandido (Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial) and Kaitlyn Kaplan both led RMC with 15 digs. Kaplan also had eight assists and an ace.
- Kylie Wilhelmi (Cherry Valley, Ill./Rockford Lutheran) finished with a team-lead 15 kills, along with 10 digs and two aces.
- Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) led the Yellow Jackets with 20 assists. She also had sveen digs and three kills.
- Allison Lach was the only other RMC player with double-digit kills, totaling 10 in the match.
Up Next
- RMC will play two matches tomorrow hosted by William Peace. They'll play Catholic at 1:00 p.m. and William Peace at 3:00 p.m.
