ASHLAND, Va. – The Yellow Jackets dropped a tight match against (RV) Lynchburg, losing 3-0 in sets on Senior Night.
Score: Lynchburg 3, Randolph-Macon 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-21)
Venue: Crenshaw Gym at Randolph-Macon College
Records: Randolph-Macon (11-8, 5-5 ODAC); (RV) Lynchburg (20-2, 8-1 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Randolph-Macon opened the first set with a 6-5 lead, after two kills from Karlie Morris (King and Queen County, Va./Middlesex). Then, Lynchburg generated a 8-2 run of its own, capped off by four consecutive points to take a 13-8 lead. The Yellow Jackets rebounded with some pressure, as they were able to force three attack errors en route to winning five consecutive points, evening the game, 13-13. After the Hornets got three-straight points back, they continued to hold a three-point lead. Although Caitlin Smith (Greensboro, N.C./Greensboro Day School) continued to provide assists, the Yellow Jackets lost the first set, 25-20.
- After the Hornets captured the first three points of the second set, the Yellow Jackets earned four-straight, creating a 4-3 lead. Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) and Grace Ostvig (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge) each continued to produce kills in the middle of the set, helping to keep their team down only one, 12-11. LU then pushed out to a 16-11 lead, after registering four-straight points. While RMC was able to keep the set within four, LU surged forward to capture the second set, 25-15.
- The third set began as the most competitive of the three, with Ostvig and Ella Courtney (Arlington, Va./Wakefield) helping the Lemon and Black tie the Hornets at five. RMC was then able to take a 10-9 lead, after Smith posted her first kill of the set. After forcing two more attack errors, RMC had a 13-10 lead. While Lynchburg generated a 6-1 run, Randolph-Macon fired back, with a kill from Mia Goode (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) and service ace from Courtney, keeping their squad up 17-16. Then, the Hornets stole the momentum, winning seven consecutive points to capture a 23-17 lead. Despite Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) firing back-to-back service aces, RMC lost the third set, 25-21.
Inside the Numbers
- Randolph-Macon was able to lead Lynchburg in service aces, eight to seven.
- RMC has now recorded 25 kills in each of its past five matches.
- Courtney, Kaplan and Smith tied for a match-high two service aces.
- Marie Hall (High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford) finished with a team-high three blocks, tying her season-high.
- Mach recorded two blocks in the match. She now has posted two blocks in three of her last five matches.
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets return to the road for the rest of the season, as they head to Virginia Beach, for their last ODAC match of the season. They will face Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. in Virginia Beach
