ASHLAND, Va. – Mia Goode (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) led the team in digs (10), kills (nine) and service aces (two) in the Yellow Jackets' 3-0 loss against the Generals.
Score: Washington and Lee 3, Randolph-Macon 0 (25-8, 25-18, 25-17)
Venue: Crenshaw Gym and Randolph-Macon College
Records: Randolph-Macon (11-6, 5-3 ODAC); No. 22 Washington and Lee (18-4, 6-2 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Washington and Lee opened the first set with a 7-2 lead, before Grace Ostvig (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge) recorded a kill and forced an attack error, with the Generals still leading 7-4. After dropping the back-to-back points, the Generals went on a 6-0 run of their own, that Ostvig was then able to end with a kill of her own, with her squad down 13-5. While Goode was able to record two kills down the stretch, Washington and Lee controlled the momentum for the rest of the first set, capturing the frame 25-8.
- W&L continued its aggressive play, constructing a 6-1 run at the start of the second set. After a service ace from Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) and another kill from Ostvig, RMC then found itself down 9-5. The Yellow Jackets continued to fight as they were down 18-14, with Goode firing off three kills. Marie Hall (High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford) registered her second kill of the set, helping the Yellow Jackets stay within three, down 20-17. While RMC presented a balanced attack, W&L captured the second set, 25-18.
- The Generals continued to apply the pressure in the third set, creating a 7-1 lead to open the frame. Then, Randolph-Macon had its best stretch yet, tying the set 8-8 after kills from Delaney McDonald (Locust Grove, Va./Locust Grove) and Goode. Goode went on two record two more kills, as well as a service ace, en route to finding her team down 16-15. While the Yellow Jackets were able to remain within striking distance for most of the set, the Generals pulled away down the stretch, winning the third set 25-17.
Inside the Numbers
- Washington and Lee finished the match with 43 kills and the Yellow Jackets with 25.
- Goode finished the match with a team-high 11 points. She has now recorded 11-or-more points in eight of her last nine matches.
- After posting a team-high 19 assists, Caitlin Smith (Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day School) now has 10-or-more assists in each of her 15 matches played this season.
- Ella Courtney (Arlington, Va./Wakefield) recorded a team-high four blocks. She now has three or more blocks in seven consecutive matches.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets have game two of their three-game home stand tomorrow, October 18 at 1:00 p.m., against Bridgewater for their Alumni Match
