Women's Volleyball Stumbles on the Road

Box Score

WINCHESTER, Va -- The Guilford College women's volleyball fell at Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon, 0-3

THE BASICS

Scores: 3-0 (25-23, 25-20, 25-15)
Records: Shenandoah 5-13 (2-7 ODAC), Guilford 5-12 (2-4 ODAC)
Location: James R. Wilkins Jr.Athletics and Events Center - Winchester, Va.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Guilford recorded the first point of the contest on a Shenandoah attack error. GC quickly fell behind, 3-2. The hosting Hornets were able to maintain their lead for the remainder of the set, despite a six-point streak by The Quakers, to claim a narrow 25-22 win.

Set two kicked off differently with the Hornets scoring the first five points. The Quakers were able to catch up shortly after, scoring the next four points to trail 5-4. The pair traded points throughout, each owning multi-point runs. Guilford was able to put together a couple of 3-point runs, with kills from Devyn Norman, Adison Needham and Kaitlyn Kelley. Despite its best efforts, GC dropped the stanza 25-10

Once again, the Hornets opened the third set with a lead, as they put the first three points on the board. Kelley was the first Quaker to record a point in the set, posting a kill from Maddi Page. The Hornets gapped out to a 14-7 win, and were able to claim a quick As the Quakers continued to fight, the Hornets remained in the lead with a big gap in the middle of the set with 7-14, which helped them to a quick 25-15 set win to close out the contest.

TOP PERFORMING QUAKERS

Kaitlyn Kelley, Hannah Stout and Devyn Norman led the Quaker offensive push, each with eight kills.
Kelley also helped out on defense, going up for two blocks.
Stout added two digs and one assist to her totals.
Norman was also strong at the net, adding two blocks of her own.
Avery Lemons and Maddi Page each recorded two service aces and 11 digs.
Page had a team-best 17 assists.