Posted: Oct 10, 2016
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3 | Ferrum 2 (21-25, 25-16, 21-25, 28-26, 15-7)
Records: Roanoke 12-5 | Ferrum 10-16
Location: Ferrum, Va.
The Lead: Four Maroons posted double-digit figures in RC's five set win Monday night at Ferrum.
How it Happened:
- Alex Wolfe tallied 16 kills followed by Blackmore with 14 kills and 17 digs. Ryan Hedgpeth had a game-high 37 digs while Jessica Block had 11 paired with 48 assists.
- After dropping set one, RC jumped to a 16-12 lead in set two capped by a Block ace.
- Wolfe fired back-to-back kills to give Roanoke the victory in set two.
- In the fourth set, Roanoke erased an eight point Panther lead with a 12-3 run to take the lead at the 22-21 mark.
- Wolfe and Grace Parrish claimed the last two points of the 28-25 set forcing the fifth.
- In set five, the Maroons jumped to an 11-5 lead before using a 5-2 run to take the match.
- This marks the third time Roanoke has defeated Ferrum this season with a pair of wins coming in the 2016 Roanoke College Maroon Classic.
Up Next: The Maroons return home Friday, Oct. 14 when they host Emory & Henry at 6:30 p.m.