WINCHESTER, Va. - Shenandoah University earned a win in its first ever ODAC volleyball contest with a 3-2 home victory over Randolph College Friday night.

The Hornets (7-1, 1-0 ODAC) earned the win by winning 25-19 in the first, 25-16 in the third and 16-14 in the decisive fifth.

Randolph (2-9, 0-2) battled back with 25-17 and 25-8 wins in the second and fourth, respectively.

In the fifth, the WildCats had a 13-9 lead until SU rallied to tie at 13-13 behind a Megan Gillispie kill, two RC attack errors and a 'Cats ball handling error.

Randolph appeared to win it at 15-13 when Samantha Schambach had an attack that went wide, but a touch was ruled and the point awarded to the Hornets to tie at 14-14.

Nicole Mueller then stepped to the service line and thanks to kills from Chantelle Phung and Haley Smith, SU had its first-ever ODAC triumph.

Freshman Blake Parkes paced the victors with 10 kills with Smith adding nine and Gillispie eight.

Jordan Templin had a match-high 13 kills for the 'Cats.

Shenandoah continues ODAC play with a 2:00 match Saturday versus Lynchburg.

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