Posted: Sep 23, 2015
Score: Roanoke 3, Shenandoah 1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 25-19)
Records: Roanoke 13-0, 4-0 ODAC / Shenandoah 7-5 , 2-1 ODAC
The Lead: Roanoke College Volleyball Head Coach Blair Trail notched her 300th victory as the Maroons topped Shenandoah 3-1 in ODAC action Wednesday evening in Salem. A 1999 graduate of Roanoke, Trail is in her 17th year at the helm of the RC program.
How it Happened
- The Maroons took advantage of 11 attack errors by SU to come away with a 25-18 victory in game one.
- After Shenandoah tied the match 1-1, RC trailed in game two 12-11 before the Maroons reeled off six straight points to take a 17-12 lead. SU would cut the lead to 22-20, but that was as close as it would get as RC took the next three points to close out the game.
- The Maroons were down 18-16 in game four when an Allison White kill sparked a 9-1 run to end the game and close out the match.
- Kylah Blackmore had a match-high 16 kills, Sydney Daniel had 11 and White finished with eight.
- Jessica Block dished out 42 assists and Alexandra Martin had 21 digs, Blackmore added 17 for a double-double, while Christen Zammit chipped in with 13.
Roanoke travels to Mary Baldwin on Thursday for a 7:00 p.m. match.
