Washington and Lee University

• A decisive 12-1 run turned an 8-6 advantage into a 20-7 lead for the Generals in the opening set. Cara Hamil sparked the surge with three service aces, while Emma Mulvaney contributed two kills. Hollins (6-13, 1-7 ODAC) answered with six of the next nine points before an Ava Gaines kill and a Hollins attack error sealed the 25-14 win.
• After a 2-2 tie in the second frame, W&L rattled off six consecutive points behind two kills and a solo block from Stephanie Lynch. The Blue and White later put together a nine-point scoring run to build a commanding 23-7 advantage. Sienna Nichoson delivered an ace during the stretch, while Claire Hargett and Lynch added kills as the Generals claimed the set, 25-12.
• Three early kills from Mitchener helped Washington and Lee establish an 8-4 lead in the final set. Hollins trimmed the margin to two before the Generals responded with a 7-1 run to pull ahead, 15-7. Gaines, Mulvaney and Hargett contributed kills during the stretch, and Hargett punctuated a six-point closing run with two aces to finish the sweep, 25-10.

• Mitchener paced W&L with nine kills and a .296 hitting percentage, committing just one error on 27 attempts. Gaines added eight kills on 11 swings without an error for a match-best .727 hitting percentage. Cassidy Henderson led Hollins with a match-high 14 kills.
• Nichoson directed the Generals' offense with 16 assists, followed by Addison Evans with 11. Laken Tingler recorded 17 assists for Hollins.
• Mitchener collected a team-high 16 digs, followed by Vivi Vasquez with 13 and Mulvaney with 10. Lynch contributed one solo block and three block assists, while Meredith Crawley led Hollins with 11 digs.
• Hamil served a match-high four aces, with Mulvaney and Hargett adding two apiece. Mitchener and Nichoson each chipped in one as W&L totaled 10 aces.

• Vasquez finished with 13 digs, raising her career total to 1,997. She needs just three more to become the first player in program history to reach 2,000 career digs.
• Mitchener entered the contest 10 digs shy of the program's career top 10. Her 16-dig performance moved her past M.A. Boles '14 and Meg Guignon '19 on the all-time leaderboard.
• Washington and Lee finished with 38 kills and just four attack errors on 100 attempts for a .340 hitting percentage. The Generals hit .469 without an attack error in the third set and limited Hollins to a .047 clip. W&L also recorded 10 aces, eight blocks, 32 assists and 62 digs.

• The Generals return to ODAC action on Friday, Oct. 23, when they travel to Danville, Va., to take on Averett University at 6:30 p.m.

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.