The Shadow
ASHLAND, Va. (VR) — The Hollins University volleyball team dropped its Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) matchup against Randolph-Macon College on Friday, falling 3-0 to the Yellow Jackets.
Hollins (6-14, 2-8 ODAC) battled Randolph-Macon (12-9, 6-4 ODAC) in the opening set, using an eight-point run behind the serving of Bella Schultz to take a 16-15 lead. Abby Neel contributed two kills during the stretch.
Hollins held a 22-21 advantage late in the set before Randolph-Macon scored four consecutive points to take a 25-22 victory.
In the second set, Cassidy Henderson recorded two kills during a four-point Hollins run that trimmed the Yellow Jackets’ lead to 17-16. Randolph-Macon responded by scoring six of the final seven points to take a 2-0 match lead.
The Yellow Jackets took control early in the third set, breaking a 2-2 tie with 10 unanswered points before closing out the match.
Henderson, Neel and Ava Willard led Hollins offensively with four kills each. Laken Tingler finished with eight assists, 11 digs and one service ace.
Norah Madrey contributed three kills, one block and two digs, while Schultz added three kills and eight digs. Henderson led Hollins defensively with three blocks, followed by Annabelle Kemper with two.
The loss dropped Hollins to 2-8 in conference play as the team continued its weekend ODAC road trip.
