Mary Baldwin | Mary Washington

HARRISONBURG, Va. - After opening its season in front a school-record crowd Wednesday, the Stevenson women's volleyball team returned to action on Friday night at the EMU Hampton Inn and Sleep Inn Invitational hosted by Eastern Mennonite, splitting two matches with a 3-0 win over Mary Baldwin and a 3-1 loss to CAC rival Mary Washington.

The Mustangs (2-1) posted a 25-12, 25-20, 25-19 victory over Mary Baldwin before dropping a 25-20, 24-26, 20-25, 18-25 victory to Mary Washington.

Sophomore Avery Gabbard (Arnold/Broadneck) led the Mustangs with 20 kills and 25 digs on the day, totaling 10 kills and seven digs versus Mary Baldwin and 10 kills, 18 digs against Mary Washington.

Other notable performances versus Mary Baldwin (0-3) included freshman Stacey Rex (Finksburg/Westminster) who totaled a career-high seven kills and freshman Samantha Shetterly (Elkridge/Mount de Sales) who had a career-high 11 digs. Rex had committed just one error in 13 attempts for a .462 hitting percentage.

Junior Jen Glock (Westminster/Westminster) also had seven kills, posting a .364 hitting percentage, while junior Amy Rudolph (North East/Rising Sun) added 15 assists and nine digs. Freshman Jessica Gieselman (Westminster/Winters Mill) had five kills, 19 assists and four digs.

Against Mary Washington, Stevenson won the first set and was just one point away from winning the second, holding a 24-21 lead and serving, but the Eagles (2-0) rallied to score the final five points before sweeping the final two sets.

The Mustangs were hampered by 27 attack errors and a .050 hitting percentage as well as 11 service errors.

Geiselman totaled 10 kills, 15 assists, seven digs and three block assists with Rex contributing seven kills and six digs. Rudolph had 10 assists and five digs while Glock added three kills and five block assists.