ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The Yellow Jackets ended the Buttermaker Tournament with wins over Muhlenberg and Cedar Crest, advancing their season record to 6-2.

Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Muhlenberg 1 (25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 26-24); Randolph-Macon 3, Cedar Crest 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-14)
Venue: Memorial Hall at Muhlenberg College
Records: Randolph-Macon (6-2, 1-0 ODAC); Muhlenberg (6-5, 0-0 CC); Cedar Crest (0-10, 0-0 United East)

How it Happened vs. Muhlenberg

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How it Happened vs. Cedar Crest

• Randolph-Macon opened up the first set with a 10-7 lead, using Cedar Crest errors and all around play. The Yellow Jackets took control of the set with an 11-1 run to grow their lead to 21-8. Marie Hall (High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford) recorded two kills and the team used six different Falcon errors to help mount the huge lead. Sarah Temple (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook Magnet) and Mia Goode (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) both ended the final points with a kill each, completing a dominant 25-12 set win for Randolph-Macon. 
• In the second set, the Lemon and Black jumped out to a 10-4 lead, highlighted with two kills from Grace Ostvig (Fredericksburg, Va./Colonial Forge) and two by Temple. The domination continued throughout the remainder of the set, kills by Kennedy McDowney (Odenton, Md./Arundel) and Allison Lach (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend)  finished off a 25-13 scoreline. 
• Cedar Crest would take advantage of multiple errors by the Yellow Jackets to begin the third set and hold a slim 9-7 advantage. The errors came back to haunt the Falcons in the next six points, as the Lemon and Black took the lead back at 13-9. The match would end by way of Randolph-Macon recording five kills in the final six points to win 25-14.  

Inside the Numbers vs. Cedar Crest

• RMC led the match in total attacks (96),  kills (42), assists (35) and hitting percentage (.313).
• Goode recorded match-highs in kills with seven. 
• Milly Mach (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) led the match in assists with 12, while Trinity Makley (Morrisville, N.C./Panther Creek) tallied 11 assists. 
• Kaitlyn Kaplan (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Collegiate) extended her double-digit dig streak to seven games, after posting a team-high 13 digs.

For the Record

Lach made the All-Tournament Team for the Buttermaker Tournament this past weekend.

Up Next

The Yellow Jackets will jump back into conference play with a match at Averett on Friday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m. 
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