Box Score LANCASTER, Pa. – Randolph-Macon posts its first shutout of the season, securing a 3-0 victory over Susquehanna University at Franklin and Marshall College.
Score: Randolph Macon 3, Susquehanna 0, 25-23, 25-21, 25-18.
Venue: Mayser Center/Franklin and Marshall College.
Records: Randolph-Macon (1-0, 0-0 ODAC), Susquehanna (0-1, 0-0 Landmark).
How it Happened

• Susquehanna opened the first set on an 8-3 run. Karen Kwiatek (McDonough, Ga./Creekside Christian Academy) set up two kills, leading to a Susquehanna timeout, while they still had a 10-9 advantage. Allison Lach (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) registered back-to-back-kills, vaulting the Yellow Jackets to a 19-18 lead. Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) provided two services aces, ensuring a 25-23 victory in the first set.
• Kwiatek recorded two services aces in three points, helping the Yellow Jackets open the second set with a 7-2 lead. Toward the middle of the set, Susquehanna pulled back within one, with a score of 10-11. Three-straight attack errors from Susquehanna helped Randolph-Macon capture the second set.
• The third set remained within two points for the first 24 points of the set, until Lach recorded back-to-back kills to help the Lemon and Black earn a 15-12 advantage. Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) recorded her second and last kill of the game, propelling RMC to a 20-15 lead. A final service ace and kill helped the Yellow Jackets close out the set and match on a 3-0 spurt.

Inside the Numbers

• RMC wins its first season-opening match since 2021, when the Yellow Jackets defeated Mary Washington.
• The Yellow Jackets secured the kills, leading Susquehanna 47-25.
• Lach recorded a match-high 17 kills.
• Kwiatek registered a match-leading 33 assists.
• Kaplan was the only player in the match to record a 1.000 hitting percentage.

Up Next

RMC will continue play at the Mayser Center on Saturday, August 30, facing the host at noon before a 2:30 p.m. date with Lancaster B