Washington College women’s volleyball fell to Johns Hopkins, 3-0, in a Centennial Conference match Oct. 28 at Penny J. Fall Gymnasium in Chestertown, Maryland. Johns Hopkins won the sets 25-16, 25-14 and 25-23. The loss dropped Washington College to 13-9 overall and 3-5 in conference play.
Johns Hopkins Pulls Away in First Two Sets
Washington College opened the match with an 8-5 lead in the first set after Emma Shaner recorded a kill. Johns Hopkins answered with 12 consecutive points and went on to win the set 25-16. Washington College also held an early lead in the second set before Johns Hopkins pulled away for a 25-14 victory.
Washington College produced its strongest push in the third set. Izzy Diehl’s service ace gave the Shorewomen a 19-18 advantage, but Johns Hopkins scored five of the next six points to take a 23-20 lead. Washington College cut the deficit to 24-23 on a Lyndsey Wessel kill before Johns Hopkins secured the match with a service error by the home team.
Izzy Diehl Leads Washington College
Diehl led Washington College with 12 kills. Alexis Stubbs added 12 assists, while Lucy Jones recorded 10 digs. Wessel and Bethany Haughton each finished with two blocks.
Washington College hit .127 and recorded five aces and three blocks. Johns Hopkins hit .360 and improved to 13-7 overall and 5-2 in the Centennial Conference.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The third set gave Washington College its closest opportunity to extend the match, but Johns Hopkins finished the deciding stretch to complete the sweep. Diehl led the Shorewomen with 12 kills in the three-set loss.
Washington College will play at Swarthmore on November 1 at 1 p.m. in its final road match of the regular season.
Source: Original report
