DAVIDSON, N.C. – A duo of sophomore
Kate Dedrick and freshman
Claire Farrell opened 2018 with 10-plus kills, but the William & Mary volleyball team fell to Marist in five sets by scores of 15-25, 32-34, 25-18, 25-20, 15-10. Dedrick drilled 13 kills and Farrell added 11 more to led the Tribe (0-1) against the Red Foxes (1-0).
The Tribe generated a .444 attack percentage to take the first set by a double-digit margin, before edging Marist in extra points during the second period. Nonetheless, the Red Foxes evened the match score, 2-all, after claiming the next two stanzas.
In the fifth set, a ball handling error allowed W&M to narrow the deficit to 4-3, before Marist pulled away with four straight points. A Red Foxes' attack error, followed by a Farrell kill chipped Marist's advantage to 8-5, but the Tribe wouldn't get any closer as the Red Foxes completed the comeback.
Freshman
Madeleine Bertz tallied a team-high 15.5 points behind nine kills, four aces and five block assists. Senior
Heather Pippus also chipped in nine kills, while serving three aces and making a solo stop. Junior
Autumn Brenner paced the Green and Gold with 28 assists and senior
Katie Kemp contributed 21 more. Sophomore
Lauren Moussaid notched 15 digs.
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe held the advantage in aces 13-to-7, but committed 17 serving errors compared to nine by the Red Foxes.
- Marist out blocked the Green and Gold 11-to-7.
- W&M combined for 58 kills, while Marist recorded 48.
- The Red Foxes managed a .529 attack percentage in the fifth set to close out the match
Quotable
"We came out of the gate aggressive like we wanted to – I thought we created scoring opportunities with our serving and got them off balance. Marist came out in sets three-five though and handled our serve better, which allowed them to swing hard. We have an opportunity to bounce back tomorrow with two more matches." – head coach
Tim Doyle
Up Next
W&M is back in action tomorrow with matches against Cental Arkansas (10 am) and Davidson (6 pm) to conclude the Wildcat Classic.
