• Both teams traded points to open the first set until the Generals (20-5, 8-3 ODAC) went on a 5-1 run to take a 7-3 lead. Riley Debiec highlighted the run with a pair of kills and a service ace, while Ryan Taylor and Grace Mitchener each added one kill. An ensuing 7-1 run gave W&L a commanding 15-6 lead thanks to two kills from Cara Hamil, one from Taylor, as well as a block from the duo. Three-straight kills from Hamil, Mitchener, and Debiec gave the Blue and White an 11-point lead before four unanswered points secured the first set, 25-13. The final run featured a block from Hamil and Emery Goerig, as well as three attacking errors from the Hornets (10-9, 6-4 ODAC).
• The Blue and White opened up the second set with a 5-1 run, which featured two kills from Debiec and one from Addi Johnson. Both teams traded points throughout the middle of the set until the Generals went on a 6-1 run to take an 18-9 lead. The scoring stretch featured kills from Debiec, Hamil, Taylor, and Diane Pierre-Louis, as well as a Debiec service ace. W&L finished off the second set with a 7-3 run, claiming the second frame 25-13. The last run featured kills from Mitchener and Ava Gaines, as well as a Sienna Nichoson service ace and a block from Debiec and Gaines.
• The Hornets opened up the third set with a 3-1 run before back-to-back attacking errors knotted the set at three. Shenandoah found themselves with a 7-4 lead following a pair of kills and a service ace, but a service error and a block from Mitchener and Taylor shut down their run. W&L responded with a dominant 12-1 run to reclaim the lead 19-10. The run featured two kills from Hamil and one from Debiec, alongside an Emily Schellenberg and Penelope Quiles service ace and a block from Pierre-Louis and Hamil. The Blue and White capped off the sweep with three unanswered points, which saw kills from Schellenberg and Mitchener.

• Hannah Hylton of Shenandoah led the match with 13 kills on 38 swings with eight errors for a .132 hitting percentage. Debiec led the Blue and White with ten kills on 23 attempts with one error and a .391 hitting percentage.
• Amanda Ingrassia led the match with 15 assists while Susan Smith dished out ten. Addi Johnson led W&L with 14 assists while adding a block and a kill.
• Autumn Stroop of Shenandoah led the match with 21 digs, while Hamil (16 digs) and Mitchener (15 digs) each surpassed double digits.
• Ryan Taylor led the match with five block assists and one solo, while Hamil added four block assists. Kamryn Keasey led the Hornets with two block assists. Debiec posted a match-high two service aces, while Hamil, Quiles, Schellenberg, and Nichoson each had one. Hannah Hylton and Samantha Shy each had one for the Hornets.

• The Generals moved to 20-5 on the season while capping off the conference slate with an 8-3 mark. The win also marked the 24th-straight win over the Hornets, dating back to their first win in 1991.
• W&L registered 34 kills on 96 swings with two errors for a .333 hitting percentage, including a match-high .375 clip in the first set. They led four of the six team categories with 50 points, six service aces, ten blocks, and 56 digs.
• Junior Grace Mitchener became the 19th player in program history to surpass 1,000 digs this afternoon. She currently ranks 18th all-time with 1,007 digs. Senior Riley Debiec broke into the top ten for sets played in a career, playing in 426 sets, which ranks tenth all-time.

• The 24th-ranked Generals are back in action on Saturday, Nov. 1 as they travel to Christopher Newport University for an 11 a.m. match.

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