WINCHESTER, Va. – The Shenandoah University women's volleyball team celebrated its first-ever tri-match and senior day Saturday in the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center by splitting a pair of ODAC matches.
Shenandoah (9-15, 3-7 ODAC) opened the day with a 3-2 win over Emory & Henry (5-19, 2-9). The Wasps won the first two sets before SU got into their rhythm, coming back and winning the next three.
Lynchburg (11-13, 5-5) swept the competition by defeating both Emory & Henry and Shenandoah in three sets.
MATCH ONE NOTES
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Set scores: 16-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-8
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Shenandoah recorded 48 kills against 22 errors in 172 attempts
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Caylin Harris had a team-high 16 kills
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Megan Hillyard had 43 of the Hornets 48 assists
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Nicole Shannon led the defense with 23 digs, Hillyard added 17 and Hanna Lien 12.
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Tori Holmberg had a match-high 19 kills for Emory & Henry.
MATCH TWO NOTES
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Set scores: 25-22, 26-24, 25-18
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SU recorded 36 kills with 34 assists.
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Hillyard had a match-high 33 assists.
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Shannon and Harris led the team defense with 35 and 21 digs, respectively.
UP NEXT
Shenandoah wraps up its 2018 home slate Wednesday, October 23 at 7:30 with an ODAC matchup against Eastern Mennonite.
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