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TOWSON, Md. - Megan Smith had a game-high 19
kills and Goucher totaled 94 digs, including 19 from Smith, as the
Gophers posted their second win in the last three matches against
Stevenson with a 25-21, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19 victory Thursday night
at the Sports and Recreation Center.
The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Mustangs (4-2)
and was their second in four road matches this season.
Freshman Avery Gabbard (Arnold/Broadneck)
posted her second consecutive double double with a team-high 10
kills to go along with 11 digs. It was also her third match in six
this season with at least 10 kills.
Gabbard was one of five Mustangs to have at least 10 digs, led
by sophomore Alexa Carney (Towson/Towson) who had
16, four shy of her season-high set on Saturday in the team's 3-2
win at Philadelphia Biblical.
Gabbard, sophomore Brooke Gilley (Bel Air/C. Milton
Wright) and freshman Jenna Dean (Frederick/Thomas
Johnson) each had 11 digs while sophomore Amy
Rudolph (North East/Rising Sun) 10 to go along with 32
assists, seven shy of her career set at Philadelphia Biblical.
Goucher (3-2) scored five of the final six points in the first
set to break a 20-20 tie before a kill by Stevenson junior
Alex Mercer (Eldersburg/Liberty) in the second
broke a 17-17 and gave the Mustangs the lead for good en route to a
four-point win.
The Gophers led 21-12 in the third set before holding on for a
25-21 win and then never trailed in the fourth, leading by as many
as eight at 14-6. Smith then sealed the third-straight win for
Goucher with back-to-back kills to end the match.
Mercer finished with nine kills while junior Dani
Katsampis (New Windsor/Francis Scott Key) added seven.
Ashley Fan added 11 kills and a match-high 20 digs for the
Gophers as she and Smith combined for 30 kills and 39 digs.
After six-straight matches on the road, Stevenson will make its
2009 home debut on Saturday with a quad match at Student Union
Gymnasium. The Mustangs face Ursinus at 10:00 a.m., before taking
on Virginia Wesleyan at noon and Catholic at 3:00 p.m.
