Scaggs_LBC_102621
Patrick Blain
3
Winner Elizabethtown ETOWN 21-6,5-0 Landmark
0
Drew DREW 18-8,1-4 Landmark
Winner
Elizabethtown ETOWN
21-6,5-0 Landmark
3
Final
0
Drew DREW
18-8,1-4 Landmark
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Elizabethtown ETOWN 25 25 25 (3)
Drew DREW 20 18 19 (0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Blue Jays Clinch Playoff Berth with Win over Rangers

MADISON, N.J. - The Elizabethtown College women's volleyball team locked up it second consecutive trip to the Landmark Conference Tournament, topping Drew, 3-0, Wednesday night. 

With the win, the Blue Jays improve to 21-6 overall and remain undefeated in league play at 5-0. Etown is riding a seven match winning streak and have won 21 of its last 23 sets.

Sophomore Katie Scaggs hit .458 and matched a career-high with 13 kills. Senior Shelly Yohe registered her fifth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 18 digs while junior Bryanna Miller finished with a double-double as well, tallying 11 kills and 18 digs. Sophomores Kambrie Hepler and Giana Krinock recorded 18 digs apiece and junior Sarah Hanks had 38 assists and 10 digs.

Holding a 13-10 lead in the opening set, the Blue Jays rattled off four consecutive points, capped of by two consecutive kills from Miller, giving Etown the 17-10 lead.

Drew punched back and managed to tie the match at 19 and then again at 20 before Etown snated the momentum right back. Starting with a kill from Yohe, the Blue Jays finished the opening frame on a 5-0 run for the 25-20 win and the early 1-0 lead.

Etown carried its momentum into the next set, running out to a 7-0 advantage in the second. Yohe had two kills over this stretch and Krinock had one. 

The Blue Jays road the early surge, holding at least a five point lead the rest of the way and taking the second set, 25-18.

In the third and final set, Etown quickly ran out to another lead after a kill by Scaggs made the score 11-5.

The Rangers closer within three at 14-11 and then again at 15-12 before the Blue Jays used a three point spurt to push its advantage back to six (18-12).

Drew made one final push to cut Etown's lead to one (20-19), but the Blue Jays quelled the rally once again scoring the final five points of the set for the 25-19 win and the 3-0 sweep.

Elizabethtown returns home to wrap up the regular season on Saturday to host Susquehanna and #9 Juniata. The Blue Jays take on the River Hawks at 11 a.m. followed by Juniata at 6:30 p.m.
 
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