LEXINGTON, Va. - The Bridgewater College volleyball team fell, 3-0, twice Saturday afternoon to Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) rival Washington and Lee University and St. Mary's (Md.). 

In the first match of the day, the Generals landed on the scoreboard with the first two points but Megann Grimes would put an end to the 2-0 lead with Bridgewater's first point, followed by a kill from Carleigh Studtmann to place both teams on equal ground. The Generals ended up pulling away from the Eagles but Grimes added kill after to kill to keep the squad afloat with Abby Mills chipping in a pair of her own. The Generals never relinquished their lead over the Eagles and would claim a 25-18 first set victory on a Bridgewater service error.

The second set saw Washington and Lee score the first three points until Rachel Kinsey had a pair of kills to get Bridgewater out and running. Although the Generals had a small lead, Grimes came out fierce in her attacks, scoring back-to-back kills to keep Washington and Lee within the Eagles grasp. Kinsey and Shannon Skellchock fought a valiant effort to catch up with two more kills but it would be a final kill by Mackenzie Shand that would secure the 25-20 victory.

Washington and Lee moved quickly in the third set to take the lead but several Bridgewater kills closed in on the Generals. However it was not enough as the Generals surged ahead midway through the set and never looked back as they finished with a 25-11 final score. 

Grimes recorded nine kills for the Eagles offense, while Kinsey added six and Mills chipped in five. Nikki Snyder led the defense with nine digs with Skellchock, Chelsea Owensby, and Mills adding four digs apiece.

The Generals were led by Mackenzie Shand who collected 10 kills with Alex Kinzer recording nine. Kasey Cannon had eight digs on defense. Kinzer added seven digs and recorded 25 assists.

Bridgewater fell 25-19, 25-18, 25-19 in its second match of the day against St. Mary's (Md.)

Despite St. Mary's collecting the first points of the set, two kills from Studtmann and Sarah Temple placed the Eagles on the board. St. Mary's tried to pull away with the lead but several errors made by the team would allow the Eagles to catch up quickly. Bridgewater stayed close behind for the rest of the set but was unable to hold off on St. Mary's winning 25-19.

In the second set, the Eagles came out fast with hard hitting attacks that landed them with an early three point lead. St. Mary's responded with a tough offense of their own to push ahead of the Eagles. The teams would go back and forth with each other until an error on St. Mary's and a kill from Grimes tied the score 18-18. Although Bridgewater would manage one more point on their side, St. Mary's locked down the 25-19 victory on a final kill by Mandy Goodspeed.

A service ace by Studtmann and a kill by Temple placed the Eagles first on the scoreboard in the third set, but St. Mary's would quickly catch up before rushing ahead 9-3. Three kills between Grimes and Mills lessened the gap to 10-7, however St. Mary's always remained one step ahead of the Eagles. Studtmann and Grimes made a last ditch effort to bring the score to 22-19 but it wouldn't be enough as St. Mary's collected the final three points for a 25-19 score victory over the Eagles.

Temple led Bridgewater with seven kills. Grimes and Mills chipped in six and five kills, respectively. Skellchock recorded 25 assists and collected 11 digs to lead the defense. Mills helped the defense by adding five digs of her own.

St. Mary's was led on offense by Mimi Graf who recorded 10 kills and 14 assists. Karlee Valiant and Mandy Goodspeed chipped in eight kills apiece. Carissa Hill led defense with six digs while Valiant and Brigid Morris recorded five each. Grace Chao collected 19 assists and four service aces for the match.

The Eagles are back on the road Wednesday as they head to Greensboro, N.C. to face ODAC rival Guilford College. Game time starts at 7 p.m.