Gophers Hang Tight Against Warriors

TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College women's volleyball team battled in the first two sets before Lycoming College posted an eventual 3-0 Landmark Conference victory Saturday afternoon at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.

• Goucher (0-13, 0-2 Landmark) trailed 7-6 when an Imani Ward kill and a Lycoming (7-9, 1-1) attack error put the Gophers in front.
• With the set tied 10-10, the Warriors reeled off three straight points to go up 13-10.
• Back-to-back kills by Alex Dzhygit and Lucille Hendricks pulled the Gophers within 13-12.
• Down 16-12, three straight Gopher points capped by a Liv DeBiasio service ace made it 16-15.
• The guests countered with five straight points to assemble a 21-15 lead.

• The Gophers jumped out to an early 5-2 lead following a Hendricks kill.
• A 4-1 Goucher spurt capped by a Dakota Hawkins kill put the hosts up 13-10.
• Goucher took its largest lead, 19-15, on an Athena Savick service ace.
• Lycoming rallied with six straight points to take a 21-19 lead.
• After a Ward kill, the Warriors scored three straight to go up 24-20.
• Kills by Ward and Dzhygit cut the lead to 24-22 before a kill by Lycoming closed out the set.
• Goucher hit .217 in the second set.

• Up 3-2, Lycoming used a 6-0 run to build a 9-2 lead.
• After a Warrior service error, Lycoming scored four more points to go up 13-3.

• Dzhygit led the Gophers with seven kills, while Hendricks and Maria Basantes chipped in with six apiece.
• Hendricks hit .357 on the afternoon, with one error on 14 swings.
• Savick racked up a career-best 24 digs, with Hendricks recording 10 and Madi Kraemer adding nine.
• Vivian Huddleston recorded 15 assists, while Emma Taylor handed out nine.

• Goucher returns to action on Friday, October 11 when it travels to Scranton for a 7 pm Landmark Conference match.
• The Gophers are back home on Friday, October 25 when they entertain Susquehanna in a 6 pm conference contest at the Decker Sports and Recreation Center.