WILLIAMSBURG - The William and Mary volleyball team fell to Delaware 3-0 Saturday night, putting up a tough fight before ultimately falling in the final home game of the season. The Tribe now stands 10-15 overall and 4-9 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Blue Hens improved to 22-5, 11-1 in the league.

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In her final home game, senior Ginny Bray (Cary, N.C.) led the Tribe with 11 kills and also had a pair of blocks. Cassie Crumal (Castle Rock, Colo.) also played very well, with 32 assists, eight digs, and two kills. Lindsay Kresch (Moon Township, Pa.) had nine kills on the night, and Erin Skipper (Yorktown, Va.) rounded out the seniors' contributions with six kills and seven digs.

Also of note, sophomore Gina Lang (Valparaiso, Ind.) had 17 digs, two blocks, and seven kills. Junior Anne Dorff (Kent, Ohio) had four kills and a .300 attack, and freshman Celine Alasomuka (Centreville, Va.) had nine digs and three assists.

W&M held control of the match early, spreading kills around and picking up a key block by Crumal and Skipper en route to a 14-9 lead. The Blue Hens showed why they've been the top team in the conference this season, however, responding with an 8-1 run to go on top 17-15. Dorff hammered down a pair of over-passes to tie the set back up, but Delaware had another 7-2 run and stood at set point at 24-19. Kills by Lang and Bray, sandwiched around a block from the pair cut the lead down to two, but Delaware was able to pick up a final kill and claim the set 25-22.

Momentum in the second set proved very fickle, as both teams would swing back and forth until Delaware finally got clear at 19-17. The Tribe had five of the next eight points, but three service errors kept the Blue Hens close and the scored tied at 22-22. A kill for the visitors was followed by a questionable blocking call in favor of Delaware, and the Blue Hens won the second set 25-22 as Lang's final attack slid just long of the boundary. With a 2-0 cushion in the match, Delaware was in good shape for the third set and pulled away late to seal the match with a 25-13 win.

William and Mary will close out its season next Friday, traveling to face VCU at 4 p.m. on November 12th.