WESTMINSTER, Md. – Jenna Filipone (Wayne, Pa./Radnor) recorded a match-high 15 kills to lead McDaniel to a 3-0 win over Johns Hopkins in Centennial Conference (CC) volleyball action on Wednesday.
With the 25-20, 25-17, 25-19 win, the Green Terror (12-15, 5-4 CC)
kept its playoff hopes alive. Entering its match at Haverford on
Saturday, McDaniel needs a win and losses by Dickinson (at
Washington) and Muhlenberg (at Gettysburg) to earn a spot in the
five-team field. The Blue Jays (19-6, 7-2 CC), by virtues of wins
by Gettysburg on Haverford, dropped out of the tie for first place
and were virtually eliminated from contention for the top
seed.
Taylor Herrgott (Derwood, Md./Magruder), who had
led the Green Terror in kills in each of the team’s first 26
matches, joined Filipone in double figures with 10. Sara
Hanlon (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson), who had eight
kills, and Herrgott each had three total blocks.
Kristin Nuckles (Suffolk, Va./Nansemond-Suffolk
Academy) and Kristie Fourcade (Ijamsville, Md./St.
Johns at Prospect Hall) contributed to the offense with 15
assists
apiece.
Katie Ferguson (Dover, Pa./Northern York) led the
way defensively with 17 digs. Filipone rounded out a double-double
with 11 digs while Nuckles had 10.
Amanda Lewis led the Johns Hopkins attack with 10
kills and 15 assists while Rhea Alexander steadied
the defense with 20 digs.
Match time on Saturday is 1 p.m.
McDaniel
def. Johns Hopkins, 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-19)
McDaniel Leaders:
Kills: Jenna Filipone 15, Taylor Herrgott 10; Assists: Kristen
Nuckles 15, Kristie Fourcade 15; Service Aces: Katie Ferguson 2;
Digs: Ferguson 17, Filipone 11, Nuckles 10; Blocks: Sara Hanlon 3,
Herrgott 3.
Johns Hopkins Leaders:
Kills: Amanda Lewis 10; Assists: Lewis 15; Service Aces:
Kristen Kozielski 1, Kim Jackanich 1; Digs: Rhea Alexander 20;
Blocks: Alex Zenoff 2.
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