Roanoke College Athletics issued the following announcement on Oct. 21
The Basics
Score: Roanoke 3 | Mary Baldwin 0 (25-9, 25-16, 25-19)
Records: Maroons 9-18 / 3-6 ODAC | Squirrels 5-20
Location: Staunton, Va.
The Lead: After a come from behind win last night in Guilford, Roanoke was back on the road for a non-conference match with Mary Baldwin. The Maroons committed just one attack error in the first set as they cruised to an early lead. After a 15-kill effort in the second and another 15 in the third, Roanoke secured the non-conference win over Mary Baldwin.
Highlights:
- Roanoke raced out to an early advantage and after a Kylee Draper service ace, the Maroons had jumped on Mary Baldwin, 8-1. Nine kills and just a single error later, RC held a 1-0 lead.
- The Squirrels enjoyed a 3-0 start to the second frame before kills by Parker Moody and Linsey Bailey started a Roanoke rally to tie the set at 6-6. On the back of 15 kills, Roanoke closed the set on a 19-10 run to push their advantage to 2-0.
- In the third set, kills by Moody, Bailey, and Olivia Newman allowed the Maroons to open up a lead that they would never relinquish on their way to the sweep of Mary Baldwin.
- Moody paced the Roanoke offense with 11 kills while Bailey added eight and the dup of Angel Ross and Peyton Kirchner finished with seven.
- Newman and Draper combined for 32 assists with Bailey recording a team-high 14 digs.
Original source can be found here.
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