Guilford Victorious in Last Regular Season Road Game

Box Score

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The Guilford College women's volleyball took down Randolph College, 3-1, in a four set bout Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS

Scores: 3-1 (25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 25-17)
Records: Guilford 6-15 (3-8 ODAC), Randolph 7-13 (2-8 ODAC)
Location: Giles Gymnasium - Lynchburg, V.A.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The hosts helped the Quakers to a quick 3-0 lead, handing them points on a trio of errors. Guilford's first kill came from Kaitlyn Kelly, setting the score 4-2. GC built its lead to 10-2 before Randolph began to post a comeback attempt. Despite the Wildcats trailing by one point late in the contest, 18-17, the Quakers were able to put the set away on a Vanessa Johnson kill.

Set two started off with Guilford scoring the first point again off a kill by Faith Fennel. The pair traded points back and forth as the score was knotted late into the contest, 16-16. GC was able to turn it up a notch to claim the set 25-23.

The Quakers built a nice 7-0 lead to open the third frame on kills from Kelley, Fennell and Cydney Scott, a service ace from Lydia Saunders. Despite leading for the majority of the set, Randolph was able to creep back within striking distance, thanks in part to three four-plus point streaks. The Wildcats took control of the set after a 23-23 tie to claim a 25-23 win of its own.

Set four started off like those before it, as Guilford grabbed a 4-0 lead, but it dropped four straight points to see a 4-4 tie. GC responded with a six point run to set itself apart. The Quakers gapped out to put the contest away with a 25-17 set win, thanks to a Scott kill.

TOP PERFORMING QUAKERS

Strong on both sides of the ball, Cydney Scott led her team on the attack with 12 kills and one service ace, while also pitching in a second-best 14 digs. The senior also had a block.
Classmate Adison Needham was close behind in the kills tally with her mark of 10 Needham continues to lead her team in this category with a tally of 142.
Also pitching in on offense was Maddi Page with her team-leading 31 assists. She also had 13 digs and five kills.
Leading at the net, Kaitlyn Kelley went up for six blocks. She also sent down nine kills.
Also recording multiple blocks was Vanessa Johnson (3) and Faith Fennell (2).