LEXINGTON, Va. - The Washington and Lee University women's volleyball team rolled to a pair of straight set wins over Maryville College and Susquehanna University on Friday night to improve to 6-0 for the second time in the last four seasons. 

HOW IT HAPPENED vs MARYVILLE

• The Generals jumped out to a 5-2 lead early in the first set after multiple errors by the Scots of Maryville. 
• After Maryville narrowed the Generals lead, W&L took a 13-10 lead with kills by Sydney Heifner and Riley Debiec. 
• Both teams went back and forth until Avery Myers kicked off a four point stretch as she finished off an Allie Buchholz assist before McKenna Cook found Heifner for her third kill of the set. 
• W&L would close out the opening frame as Grace Mitchener recorded a service ace to give the Blue and White a 25-17 set win 
• The second set kicked off with both teams trading points until Heifner gave the Generals a 11-7 lead with two kills during their three-point stretch. 
• W&L broke the set wide open as Heifner recorded five service aces while Debiec had three kills to give the Generals a 20-9 lead. 
• Diane Pierre-Louis put the Generals up 24-11 as she finished off a Buchholz assist before a Hannah Kammer attack error gave W&L a 25-12 win in the second set. 
• A Buchholz service ace and a Heifner kill helped the Generals take a 3-0 lead in the third set. After conceding their first point of the match, W&L rattled off five straight points as Debiec recorded two kills to put the Blue and White up 8-1. 
• The Scots started to find some momentum as Caleigh Carruthers recorded two kills while Kenzie Brewster had one in their three-run stretch to cut the Generals lead to 19-12. 
• Following kills by Lillie Holcomb and Debiec, the Generals would sweep the Scots as Caleigh Carruthers service sailed out of bounds. 

W&L GAMES NOTES

• The Generals had 30 kills on 91 total attacks for a .231 hitting percentage while outsourcing the Scots 47-30. 
• W&L had ten service aces compared to the Scots' one. 
• Heifner led all players with 11 kills, she attempted 25 attacks for a .360 hitting percentage. Heifner also led all players with six service aces while digging out eight Scot attacks. 
• Buchholz led all players with 21 assists while finishing second in digs with ten. 
• Cook recorded a team-high 13 digs in three sets of action while picking up one service ace and dishing out three assists. 
• Ryan Taylor led all players with four blocks, three blocks were assists while she had one solo block. 

MARYVILLE GAME NOTES

• The Scots recorded 26 kills on 104 total attempts.  
• Maryville out dug the Generals 47-43 in the three sets of action. 
• Addie Smith led the Scots with six kills on 21 total attempts for a .048 hitting percentage. 
• Dakota Vaiese led Maryville with thirteen assists while digging out six General attacks 
• Ally Sokolow led all players with 17 digs in three sets of action while Hannah Kammer ranked second in digs with eight. 

 

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HOW IT HAPPENED vs SUSQUEHANNA

• Susquehanna found themselves with a 4-2 lead over the Generals but Debiec kicked off a five point swing as she finished off a Buchholz assist to give W&L a 7-4 lead. 
• Both teams went back and forth until Maddie Weller caught the River Hawks sleeping on a serve which gave the Generals a 12-7 lead. 
• Taylor and Debiec extended W&L's lead to seven as they both recorded kills in another Generals three point stretch last in the first set. 
• The Blue and White closed out the first frame as Buchholz and Heifner connected to give the Generals a 25-15 win. 
• The River Hawks jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second half but the Generals cut the lead to one with kills from Buchholz and Debic. 
• After the River Hawks jumped back out to a two point lead, the Generals used a four point swing to retake the lead as Avery Myers recorded a kill and Debiec caught the River Hawks sleeping as her serve fell to the court. 
• Susquehanna found themselves ahead 18-17 as Ryan Rorls picked up two kills while Keira Roach finished off a Emily Kowalski assist to give the visitors the lead. 
• Back-to-back kills from Heifner and Cook put the Generals just two points away from a set two win but Emily Kowalski recorded a kill to bring the score to 23-22 in favor of the Generals. 
• Following a service error by the River Hawks, Grace Mitchener subbed into the game and delivered the dagger as her serve hit the floor to give the Generals a 25-22 win in the second frame. 
• The Generals got control early in the third set as they went on a seven point swing which featured three kills from Debiec, a kill from Myer and a service ace from Heifner. 
• The River Hawks cut the lead to five but Debiec and Emery Goerig put the Generals up 11-3 with kills of their own. 
• Susquehanna tried to claw back but Heifner's two kills gave W&L a comfortable 19-9 lead.
• Following a Myers kill and a River Hawks attack kill, Weller stepped up to serve and once again caught Susquehanna sleeping to give the Generals a 25-13 win. 

W&L GAMES NOTES

• W&L has jumped out to a 6-0 record for the second time in the last four seasons while only conceding one set this season so far. 
• The Generals recorded 40 kills on 117 total attempts for a .239 hitting percentage. 
• Debiec led all players with 13 kills, she had 21 total attempts for a season-best .355 hitting percentage. Heifner followed shortly behind with 11 kills on 35 attempts for a .200 hitting percentage. 
• Buchholz led the Generals with 25 assists while digging out a team-high 12 attacks. Cook ranked second on the Generals with seven assists while recording nine digs. 
• Penelope Quiles posted a season-high 12 digs in her three sets of action. 

SUSQUEHANNA GAME NOTES

• Emily Kowalski led Susquehanna with 12 kills on 30 attempts for a .300 hitting percentage. She also led all players with 15 digs. 
• Brie Livezey recorded seven kills and four digs in three sets of action. 
• Keira Roach led all players with 28 assists while adding a service ace. 

TOP PERFORMERS

• Debiec finished the day with a team-high 23 kills on 54 attempts for a .425 hitting percentage. Heifner recorded 22 kills on 60 attempts for a .366 hitting percentage. 
• Buchholz recorded her third straight double-double as she dished out 21 assists and recorded ten digs against Maryville while digging out 12 attacks and recording 25 assists against Susquehanna. 
• Myers posted a season-high seven kills against Susquehanna while having ten over both matches. 

UP NEXT

• The Generals (6-0) kick off day two of the W&L Invitational at 11 a.m. in Holekamp Gym as they take on Marymount University.    

 

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Nestled in the mountains of Virginia, Washington and Lee University is a proud member of NCAA Division III and the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Founded in 1749, W&L is the ninth-oldest college in the United States and a top-ranked liberal arts university. With over 500 student-athletes in 24 varsity sports, the Generals have celebrated over 265 conference championships. Learn more about the Blue and White by visiting www.generalssports.com or on social media at @WLUGenerals.

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