Wash. & Lee WLU 11-2,2-2 ODAC

Bridgewater (VA) BC 10-4,3-1 ODAC

Wash. & Lee WLU

11-2,2-2 ODAC

Final

Sep. 24, 2025

Bridgewater (VA) BC

10-4,3-1 ODAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Wash. & Lee WLU	21	21	14	(0)
Bridgewater (VA) BC	25	25	25	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Volleyball | 9/24/2025 9:47:00 PM

No. 11 Volleyball Drops ODAC Match at Bridgewater

BRIDGEWATER, Va. - The 11th-ranked Washington and Lee University women's volleyball team dropped their second-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) match of the season, falling to Bridgewater College in straight sets on Wednesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED (BC 3-0, 21-25, 21-25, 14-25)

Bridgewater (10-4, 3-1 ODAC) opened the match on a 5-3 run to take an early lead. That lead quickly expanded as the Eagles went on a commanding 12-2 run to go up 18-7. The Generals (11-2, 2-2 ODAC) responded with a 10-1 scoring stretch to cut the deficit to just two points. The run featured four kills from Grace Mitchener and one each from Cara Hamil and Emery Goerig. W&L continued to battle, going on a 4-1 run highlighted by three more kills from Mitchener and one from Debiec. However, Bridgewater closed out the first set with four unanswered points to take the frame, 25-21.
The Blue and White jumped out to a 5-2 lead early in the second set, capitalizing on three Eagles errors and kills from Mitchener and Debiec. Bridgewater responded with a 6–1 run to take their first lead of the set at 10–8. After both teams traded points, the Eagles went on a 4-1 spurt—featuring a pair of blocks—to grab a 16-12 advantage. The Generals quickly responded with a 5-1 stretch to tie the set at 17, fueled by four kills from Hamil. A pair of errors by the Eagles helped W&L cut the lead to 23-21, but a kill from Faith DePew followed by a Generals attacking error sealed the second set for Bridgewater, 25-21.
The third set opened with back-and-forth action, as neither team led by more than one point until Bridgewater went on a 5-1 run to pull ahead 11–8. A subsequent 6–1 burst extended the Eagles' lead to 18-11. A service error by Bridgewater and a kill by Hamil briefly cut the deficit to five, but BC closed out the match on a 7-1 run to complete the sweep of the Generals.

TOP PERFORMERS

Mitchener posted a team- and match-high 12 kills on 45 swings with five errors for a .156 hitting percentage. Hamil also reached double figures, securing 10 kills. Faith DePew led the Eagles with 12 kills on 18 attempts, hitting at an impressive .611 clip.
Sienna Nichoson dished out a match-high 21 assists in the loss, marking her 10th match this season with 20 or more assists. Lindsay Kelley and Maya Veselincovic also recorded double-digit assists, with Kelley leading the team with 19.
Penelope Quiles led the Generals with 11 digs, while Vivi Vasquez added 10. Anna Black posted a match-high 18 digs in the win, and Reagan Stoop contributed 11.

W&L GAME NOTES

With the loss, the Generals fall to 11-2 on the season, including a 2-2 record in conference play. This marks their first time being swept by a conference opponent since a straight-sets loss to Bridgewater on October 18 in Lexington.
The Blue and White recorded 33 kills on 117 attempts with 18 errors, resulting in a .128 hitting percentage.

UP NEXT

The 11th-ranked Generals are back in action on Saturday, Sept. 27 as they travel to Fredericksburg, Va. for a Tri-Match at the University of Mary Washington. They will take on the Eagles at 11 a.m. followed by a match with Gettysburg College at 1:30 p.m.