ASHLAND, Va. – Women's Volleyball recorded its 20th consecutive win against Hollins, posting a sweep in the Friday night matchup.
Score: Randolph-Macon 3, Hollins 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-12)
Venue: Crenshaw Gymnasium
Records: Randolph-Macon (12-9, 6-4 ODAC), Hollins (6-14, 2-8 ODAC)
How it Happened
- Once Allison Lach (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) opened the scoring with a kill, RMC went on an 8-3 run which included two kills each from Olivia Leonard (Richmond, Va./The New Community School) and Olivia Roark (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day School), plus a block between the two. The home squad maintained its lead until it paced 15-8 at the media timeout, as Aiden Jolly (Fredericksburg, Va./Chancellor) and Sydney Wade (Powhatan, Va./Powhatan) assisted two separate Yellow Jackets for kills. Hollins responded with a 6-0 run out of the break on some long rallies, forcing RMC into a timeout. The visitors tacked on three more to earn a 16-15 lead and went on to force another timeout from the hosts with RMC trailing 20-21. Mia Goode (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) used a kill and Lach ripped two to force back-to-back Hollins timeouts, with an ace from Roark pushing the Lemon and Black to a 25-22 set one win.
- The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 4-1 lead on aces from Jolly and Lach. Hollins then used its first timeout of the set while trailing 3-7, thanks to kills from Roark and Ella Courtney (Arlington, Va./Wakefield). Two kills and an ace from Hollins put it back within two but Courtney and Leonard countered with kills to end the momentum and push their team to lead 15-11 at the break. While RMC ballooned its lead to 17-12, it then called a timeout as a result of a 3-0 Hollins run. Leonard rifled two consecutive kills for her squad before Roark destroyed one of her own, resulting in another Hollins timeout with it down 18-21. Lach posted three kills down the stretch, guiding the Yellow Jackets to a 25-19 win.
- Courtney tallied a kill and then joined Tennessee Gooch (Lansing, N.Y./Lansing) for back-to-back rejections, helping the team out to a 8-2 lead. Once Hollins talked it over, RMC continued the offensive surge until three-straight aces from Lach capped off a 10-0 run. Up 15-5, the team extended its lead to 19-8 on multiple kills from Kennedy McDowney (Odenton, Md./Arundel). With the momentum, Randolph-Macon closed set three on a 5-1 run, as Lach had an ace and Gooch had a kill.
Inside the Numbers
- Randolph-Macon led Hollins in kills (41-to-20), assists (29-to-11) and aces (13-to-three).
- RMC paced .288-to-.125 in hitting percentage, with a blistering .471 in the final set.
- The Lemon and Black racked up double-digit kills in each of their three sets.
- Lach led the match with a career-high eight service aces and also led all players in kills (10) and tied for a team-high eight digs.
- Courtney led the match with four blocks, while Gooch also added a pair.
- Jolly paced all players with 24 assists.
For the Record
- Randolph-Macon is now 24-1 against Hollins, with wins in each of its last 20 contests.
Up Next
Women's Volleyball welcomes Roanoke for its Senior Day. The contest will take place on Saturday, October 24 at 11:00 a.m. in Ashland, Va.
