BRIDGEWATER, Va. -- The Bridgewater College volleyball team dropped a 3-1 contest to Marymount in nonconference action in Nininger Hall on Tuesday night.

THE BASICS

Final score: Marymount 3, Bridgewater 1 (23-25, 25-19, 25-17)
Records: Bridgewater 5-4; Marymount 3-5

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Saints stretched out an early 5-2 advantage before a run from the Eagles cut the lead down to 7-6. Marymount scored the next three points but BC responded with seven of the next nine points to tie the game, 12-12, on a service ace by Grace Williams. The Eagles eventually took the lead after back-to-back Saints errors and went up 17-15 after an overpass dropped in for a Madeline Walker kill. Neither side gained a discernable advantage for the rest of the set until a 5-1 run for BC ended with a Rachael Meyers kill to win the set, 25-23.
• Marymount came out strong in the second set winning eight of the first 10 points to take a commanding 8-2 lead early. The Eagles were able to work that deficit down to 13-9 but the Saints kept an advantage throughout before winning the game 25-19 to tie the match at one set apiece.
• The third set was much of the same as the second game as Marymount controlled the pace of play taking a 14-6 lead after a run of eight-straight points. The two sides alternated scores until the Eagles rallied for four straight of their own to cut the lead to 19-14. The Saints held on for a 25-20 set win to take a 2-1 match lead.
• Seven straight points for the Saints gave them a 9-5 advantage to force a Bridgewater timeout early on in the set. The Crimson & Gold eventually battled back to a 19-16 deficit after an Ashley Rutherford kill, but Marymount garnered six of the last seven points to win the set and the match.

MATCH STATS

• Lisa O'Grady led the team with 14 kills on a .400 hitting percentage, while Kylie Robinson pitched in 10 kills of her own. Meyers registered seven kills and Lauren Nofsinger dropped in five of her own in the loss.
• Grace Hayes added 22 assists, while Rutherford tallied 17 helpers on the night. 
• Sophia Stites recorded 11 digs to lead the team as Ashley Casey finished with six digs.
• Hayes also pitched in a pair of block assists and a solo block, while Grace Williams dropped in a pair of service aces.

UP NEXT
Bridgewater is right back in action on Thursday night, September 15, as it hosts Roanoke at 7 pm.