Smith Surpasses 1,500 Career Kills During 3-1 Win
Victory Over Chargers Ups Gophers' Non-Conference Record to 11-9
October 22, 2009
LANCASTER, Pa. — Megan Smith (Honolulu, Hawaii/Long
Beach Polytechnic) was credited with 17 kills — one
of which was the 1,500th of her career — in leading Goucher
to a 3-1 triumph over Lancaster Bible tonight. Set scores were
25-17, 24-26, 25-20, 25-15.
Smith, Goucher's all-time leader with 1508 kills, also supplied the Gophers (14-11) with 18 digs and four blocks.
Ashley Fan (Ellicott City, Md./Centennial) and Catie Ditmore (Santa Barbara, Calif./Laguna Blanca) backed up Smith's performance by posting nine and eight kills, respectively. Ditmore made only one hitting error in the match and finished with a .438 attack percentage.
Claire Sauvage-Mar (New Delhi, India/American Embassy School) racked up 40 assists in the four-set match, making this the fifth time in 2009 that she's had 40 or more assists in a match.
With the win over the Chargers (15-13), the Gophers improved to
11-8 in non-conference matches this season.