Guilford GC 7-6,2-3 ODAC

Wash. & Lee WLU 14-2,3-2 ODAC

Guilford GC

7-6,2-3 ODAC

Final

Oct. 03, 2025

Wash. & Lee WLU

14-2,3-2 ODAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Guilford GC	21	16	10	(0)
Wash. & Lee WLU	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 10/3/2025 8:54:00 PM

No. 15 Volleyball Downs Guilford in Straight Sets

LEXINGTON, Va. - The 15th-ranked Washington and Lee University volleyball team kicked off the weekend with an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) sweep, downing Guilford College in straight sets on Friday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED (W&L 3-0, 25-21, 25-16, 25-10)

The Generals (14-2, 3-2 ODAC) jumped out to an early 7-1 lead thanks to four kills from Grace Mitchener and one each from Emery Goerig and Sienna Nichoson. W&L's advantage continued to grow, as a 5-1 run extended the lead to 13-5 midway through the first set. Riley Debiec led the charge with three consecutive kills before Emily Schellenberg added another to cap the run. A subsequent 4-1 stretch pushed the lead to ten, fueled by a pair of kills from Nichoson and one from Goerig.
The Quakers (7-6, 2-3 ODAC) responded late in the first set with six unanswered points to cut the deficit to three. Mitchener and Debiec stopped the momentum with back-to-back kills to put the Generals up 22-17, but Guilford answered with a 4-1 run to keep it close. W&L secured the first set 25-21 with a Schellenberg kill followed by a Guilford attacking error.
The second set began with both teams trading points, tied at 4-4, before the Generals pulled ahead 8-5 with a 4-1 run that included kills from Goerig and Mitchener and two Guilford errors. W&L extended the lead with a 6-2 run, powered by three kills from Debiec and a pair from Schellenberg. A 5-1 burst widened the margin to 19-10, with kills from Schellenberg, Mitchener, and a block by Goerig and Nichoson. Though Guilford responded with a 5-1 run of their own to trim the lead to 20-15, the Generals closed the set strong, finishing on a 5-1 run that included kills from Reese Gilla and Debiec, a block by the pair, and two Nichoson service aces.
In the third set, after Guilford tied things at 4-4 on a Kaci Johnson kill, W&L went on a 12-1 run to take a 16-5 lead. Mitchener led the surge with five kills, while Goerig and Diane Pierre-Louis each added one. The Generals followed with a 6-1 run that stretched the lead to 22-6, highlighted by a block from Gilla and Mitchener and kills from Schellenberg and Mitchener. W&L wrapped up the match with three straight points—Schellenberg tallied a kill, and Allison Young sealed the sweep with a service ace.

TOP PERFORMERS

Mitchener led all players with a game-high 17 kills on 46 swings with just three errors, finishing with a .304 hitting percentage. Debiec and Schellenberg added 11 and 10 kills, respectively, each committing only one error. Chrisbel Alcantara led the Quakers with nine kills on 33 swings and four errors, hitting .152.
Nichoson guided the Generals' offensive attack with 36 assists—her sixth match this season with 30 or more. Jillian Mapes led Guilford with 25 assists and added nine digs.
Four Generals recorded double-digit digs on the night, led by Schellenberg's match- and career-high 19. Vivi Vasquez followed with 18, Mitchener added 12, and Nichoson tallied 10. For the Quakers, Natalie Moore and Amber Chiarolanzio reached double digits, with Moore posting a team-high 17 digs.
Kaci Johnson of Guilford and Reese Gilla each recorded a match-high two blocks, while four other Generals contributed a block assist.
Nichoson and Madison Duvall of Guilford each registered two service aces, while Young added one for the Generals.

W&L GAME NOTES

The Generals improved to 14-2 overall with a 3-2 mark in conference play. The win marked their sixth straight victory over the Quakers and improved their record to 42-9 in the all-time series.
W&L recorded 49 kills on 124 attempts with just nine errors, finishing with a .323 hitting percentage. The team hit .483 and .414 in the second and third sets, respectively. The Generals led all statistical categories, tallying three aces, three blocks, 46 assists, and 71 digs.

UP NEXT

The Blue and White are back in action tomorrow as they host a Tri-match with Averett University and Christopher Newport University. W&L will take on Averett at 11 a.m. and CNU at 4 p.m. in Holekamp Gym.