The Goucher College women’s volleyball team lost to the Drew University women’s volleyball team, 3-1, in a Landmark Conference match Oct. 24, 2026, in Madison, N.J. Goucher won the opening set 25-21 before Drew University took the next three sets, 25-20, 25-17 and 25-14.
Goucher College Wins Opening Set
Goucher College women’s volleyball opened the match with a 3-0 lead and later built a 24-20 advantage. Alex Dzhygit, AaShyah De Vries and Juliana Stoneberg recorded kills during the opening-set victory.
After Drew scored to cut the lead to 24-21, Caroline Carter recorded a kill off an assist from Grace Prusmack to give Goucher the 25-21 win. The victory gave Goucher an early 1-0 lead in the match.
Drew University Takes Control
Drew University built a 7-2 lead in the second set, but Goucher answered with a five-point run to pull within 10-9. Kelsi Hockaday and Carter recorded kills during the run, and a block from Kanay Parham helped Goucher tie the set at 17.
Drew then used a three-point run to take a 20-17 lead. Athena Savick’s service ace brought Goucher within one point, but Drew closed the set on a 5-1 run for a 25-20 win.
Drew carried that momentum into the third set, building a 12-4 lead before winning 25-17. Goucher held an early 5-3 advantage in the fourth set, but Drew answered with a five-point run and later used a seven-point stretch to move ahead 16-7. Drew closed the match with five consecutive points for a 25-14 fourth-set victory.
Individual and Team Performances
Carter led Goucher with nine kills and shared the team lead with two service aces alongside Savick. Savick also paced Goucher with 17 digs, while Prusmack recorded 10 assists and Sofia Ortiz finished with nine.
Parham led Goucher with three blocks. As a team, Goucher recorded 61 digs, four blocks and seven aces, while Drew finished with 71 digs, five blocks and 10 aces.
Lindsey Millis led Drew with 14 kills, Aidyn Stone recorded 27 digs and Jessica Donnelly served five aces. Goucher entered the match with a 9-16 overall record and a 1-8 Landmark Conference record, while Drew entered at 9-14 overall and 3-4 in conference play.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Goucher College women’s volleyball won the opening set but could not maintain the advantage as Drew won the final three sets. Carter’s nine kills and Savick’s 17 digs led Goucher individually, while Drew held team advantages in digs, blocks and service aces.
Goucher was scheduled to play Alvernia in the second match of the tri-match hosted by Drew at approximately 2 p.m.
Source: Original report
