Box Score OWINGS MILLS, Md. - Visiting Marymount University, receiving votes in this week's AVCA Division III poll, swept a non-conference women's volleyball match 3-0 Wednesday night at Owings Mills Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-14, 26-24, 25-19.
- Marymount (17-2) jumped out to a 10-4 lead before back-to-back kills by Katie Leftridge and Mackenzie Blevins pulled Stevenson (11-9) within four.
- Four straight points capped by a block by Victoria Prokic and Moriah Savage pulled the Mustangs within one, 12-11.
- Leading 14-13, Marymount reeled off nine straight points to go up 23-13. A Saint service error halted the run. The guests ended the set on an 11-1 run.
- The second set featured 18 ties.
- Marymount carved out a 16-13 lead before a service error, a Leftridge kill and a Saint attack error tied the set 16-16.
- Stevenson took a 17-16 lead on a kill by Darian Hileman.
- Stevenson scored two straight points to take a 24-23 lead on a kill by Blevins and were serving for match point, but a Mykael Johnson kill forced the 18th and final tie.
- A service ace by Marymount gave it a 2-0 lead.
- Marymount rattled off 10 straight points to take a 14-3 lead.
- The Mustangs battled back with nine straight points of their own, and pulled within two on a Hileman service ace, one of two during the run. Blevins and Leftridge each had two kills during the run.
- Stevenson pulled within one, 16-15, on a Blevins kill.
- Marymount scored the final four points of the set to pull away and seal the win.
- Both teams hit over .200 on the night, with Marymount hitting .233 and Stevenson .202. The Mustangs hit .333 in the middle frame.
- Leftridge hit .353 and totaled 14 kills and eight digs.
- Blevins and Savage each had seven kills, with Blevins hitting .417.
- Hileman notched 11 digs, with Emily Pellini adding 10.
- Emily Castro recorded 15 assists, while Julie Nightwine narrowly missed a double-double with 14 assists and nine digs.
- Prokic had a team-high three blocks.
- Marymount extended its win streak to seven matches.
Mackenzie Blevins' kill in the third set capped a 12-2 Stevenson run and pulled the Mustangs within one in the third set.
- Stevenson travels to Lexington, Virginia hosted by Washington and Lee on Saturday. The Mustangs face Lynchburg at 2:15 pm and the host Generals at 4:30.
- The Mustangs return home next Wednesday with a non-conference match against Frostburg State slated for 6 pm.