Johns Hopkins University women’s volleyball defeated Washington College, 3-0, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Penny J. Fall Gym in Chestertown, Maryland, for its third consecutive victory. The Blue Jays won 25-16, 25-14 and 25-23 to improve to 13-7 overall and 5-2 in Centennial Conference play.
Johns Hopkins Pulls Away in First Two Sets
Washington College opened the match with an 8-5 lead before Johns Hopkins answered with 12 consecutive points. Two kills from Ella Wismer helped fuel the run, and Jocelyn Pye closed the set with a kill in a 25-16 victory.
The teams traded points early in the second set before Johns Hopkins created separation. Pye’s ace capped a three-point run that put the Blue Jays ahead 12-8, while kills from Ivy Swafford and Pye extended the lead to 19-11. Johns Hopkins finished the set with a 6-2 run, including a kill from Celine Ebert, to take a 2-0 match lead with a 25-14 win.
Blue Jays Hold Off Washington College in Third Set
Washington College responded by taking a 7-3 lead in the third set. Johns Hopkins pulled even at 8-8 after two Wismer kills, then answered a 16-13 deficit with a four-point run that put the Blue Jays ahead 17-16.
Washington College briefly moved back in front, but Johns Hopkins scored four straight points to take a 22-19 lead. Sami Hockers served an ace during the run, and a Washington College service error on match point gave the Blue Jays a 25-23 set victory and completed the sweep.
Johns Hopkins Statistical Leaders
Swafford led all players with 13 kills. Wismer added nine kills, hit .818 and led Johns Hopkins with three blocks.
Annika Anderson and Hockers each recorded 19 assists, while Nicole Tuszynski registered 15 digs. Washington College hit .127 in the match.
Next Match
Johns Hopkins was scheduled to host Haverford on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 1 p.m. inside Goldfarb Gymnasium for Senior Day.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
Johns Hopkins used decisive stretches in the first two sets and responded to Washington College’s third-set challenge to secure its third consecutive win.
Source: Original report
