OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Stevenson University women's volleyball team got back on the winning track Saturday morning, as the Mustangs defeated Arcadia 3-0 in the first game of the Stevenson University Quad.
In the nightcap, the Mustangs (4-3) dropped a 3-0 decision to Salisbury, who is receiving votes in the latest AVCA Division III Poll.
Stevenson 3, Arcadia 0
Stevenson came out hot, getting a season-best hitting percentage of .571 in the first set (13-1-21) on the way to the win. The Mustangs finished hitting .250 (37-12-100) in the contest.
Set scores were 25-14, 25-23 and 25-23.
Rachel Lenz led the way with eight kills, followed by Giulia Vigliettta with seven and
Maren Zepfel with six.
Makala Thompson and
Nicolette Fuglestad each had three aces in the win, with
Zakara Masibo getting a team and match high six blocks. Viglietta added in three, as did
Sydney Salazar.
Samantha Simmers had 15 assists for the Mustangs, with Thompson pitching win with 12.
Defensively, Lenz had 12 digs followed by Viglietta with nine along with Fuglestad.
Stevenson pulled away midway through the first set as the Mustangs, leading 11-7, scored six straight points with Viglietta having a pair of kills during the win.
The second set saw Stevenson rally from a 14-9 deficit to tie the score at 14-all as Salazar and Lenz had kills during the win, in addition to a service ace by Viglietta.
A kill by Zepfel, a Thompson service ace and a block by Masibo helped Stevenson pull away from a late 20-20 tie to take the second set.
In the third set, Stevenson pulled away from an 18-18 stalemate with a 5-0 run to take the win.
Salisbury 3, Stevenson 0
Set scores went 25-14, 25-7 and 25-19 against the Mustangs in the nightcap.
Lenz had a team-high seven kills, followed by Viglietta and Salazar with four.
Masibo had four blocks, with Lily Hornickle adding in two.
Thompson had 11 assists, while
Courtney Foose had three.
Defensively, Fuglestad had 16 digs with Viglietta getting nine.
Stevenson will travel to Catholic on Wednesday, its lone match of the week.