RC Volleyball Splits ODAC Tri-Match

The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3 | Ferrum 0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-7)
Records: Roanoke 15-7, 8-3 ODAC | Ferrum 9-14, 1-9 ODAC
Location: Salem, Va. | Roanoke ODAC Tri-Match

The Lead: Roanoke defeated Ferrum in straight sets in their first game of Saturday's ODAC Tri-Match in Salem.

How it Happened:

• Sydney Daniel led the way with 16 kills, Linsey Bailey had 13 digs, Olivia Newman had 27 assists and Parker Moody tallied nine aces.
• The Maroons hit .300 on the match, with Daniel hitting .429 with only one attack error on 35 attempts.
• Roanoke scored eight straight points in the first set, with four different Maroons recording kills, to extend the lead to 23-9.
• In the second set, RC used a 15-2 run to jump out to a 19-5 advantage behind three aces from Moody.
• Daniel tallied three straight kills during a 13-1 run in the third set, another Daniel kill capped the run to make it 21-7.
• Moody served for a combined 32 times for the Maroons, finishing with 16 straight serves in the final set with a pair of aces for the final two points.

The Basics
Score: Randolph-Macon 3 | Roanoke  0  (26-24, 25-12, 25-22)
Records: Roanoke 15-8, 8-4 ODAC | Randolph-Macon 16-7, 10-1 ODAC
Location: Salem, Va. | Roanoke ODAC Tri-Match

The Lead: Randolph-Macon got 12 kills from Miranda Hall as R-MC topped Roanoke 3-0 to close out the ODAC Tri-Match.

How it Happened:

• Roanoke jumped out to a 19-12 lead in set one following a Bailey kill. R-MC then rattled off seven straight points to tie the set at 19-19.
• With the score 24-23 Roanoke, R-MC rallied to score three straight points to take the set.
• RC hit just .033 in the second set, while the Yellow Jackets hit .312 as a team. R-MC ran out to a 13-5 lead, then used a 5-0 run later in the set to push in front 20-8 as they went on for the 25-12 victory.
• In the third set, R-MC got out to an 11-4 lead following a Mariah Clark kill. RC rallied and cut the Jackets' lead to 24-21, but a Miranda Hall kill sealed the match win for Randolph-Macon.
• Bailey finished with 12 kills for RC and Moody had eight. Newman had 29 assists, while Tori Clinevell led four Maroons in double-digit digs with 13.

Up Next: Roanoke travels to Mary Baldwin on Tuesday, Oct. 23 for a 7 p.m. match.