The Virginia Wesleyan University women's volleyball (27-1, 10-0 ODAC) defeated ODAC Opponent Randolph-Macon 3-0, winning 25-12, 25-15, and 25-15.
Madi Schmidt led the offense with 15 kills, with a .500 hitting percentage, five digs, and one service ace.
Breana Brooks had seven kills, with a .333 hitting percentage, one solo block, and three block assists, and
Alexis Shaw had six kills, with two block assists, and six digs.
Niya Nash recorded 32 assists to hit 1,000 assists in a single season.
Skylar Rivers led the team with 10 assists, two service aces, and two assists.
The Marlins started the game well, jumping out to a 5-1 lead, then went on to go on a 6-2 run to extend their lead to 11-4. The Yellow Jackets outscored the Marlins to bring the score to 14-8. Virginia Wesleyan countered with a 6-0 run to take a 20-8 lead. VWU outscored the Yellow-Jackets 5-4 the rest of the set to take set one 25-12.
The Yellow Jackets responded in the third set, building a 5-3 lead early in the second set. Virginia Wesleyan rallied and went on a 7-2 run to take a 10-7 lead. The Marlins followed that with a 4-1 run to increase their lead to 14-8. RMC countered and put together a 5-3 run to cut the lead to 17-13. However, the Marlins outscored the Yellow Jackets 8-2 to claim set two 25-15.
In the third set, Virginia Wesleyan built a solid 7-1 lead, but RMC came back with a 4-2 run to cut the lead to 9-5. The Marlins went on a 3-1 run to increase their lead to 12-6, but Randolph-Macon went on a 3-0 run to cut the lead to 12-9. Over the next eight points, each team scored four to bring the score to 16-13. The Marlins offense erupted to a 7-0 run to hold a strong 23-13 lead and went on to win the third set 25-15.
