LEXINGTON, Va. Marymount University's women volleyball team split a pair of matches on day one of the Washington and Lee University Invitational. The Saints took Susquehanna in a 3-0 decision but could not precede Southern Virginia with a 3-0 decision.

NOTABLE

• Against the Knights, Jada Griffith led the team with 6 kills.
• The Saints registered more service aces, totaling 5 with the Knights falling behind with 3.
• In match two, Eliza Freeman led defensively with 16 digs, Natalie Bialecki added 9.
• Myia Jeter and Maya Harris stood out in this match, both having a kill percentage of .400
• Natalie Bialecki totaled 37 assists for the day and Jada Griffith totaled 18 kills.

• Southern Virginia came out strong in the first set with 12 kills against Marymount's 5.
• The Saints found their stride in the next two sets, with a kill by Kezia Francis late in the third set, but they ultimately fell short with a 25-22 decision in both sets.
• Against Susquehanna, the Saints racked up a .307 attack percentage against the River Hawk's .011.
• Marymount held a strong lead in the first two sets both by points and kills but the River Hawks came back in the third set, bringing the score from a 7 to a 4 point deficit late in the 3rd set.
• The Saints solidified the match win with a kill by Ryleigh Ward that brought set three to a close at 25-20.

UP NEXT

• The Saints will travel back to Lexington, Va. next weekend to finish out the W&L invitational with matches against Randolph-Macon and Washington and Lee.
• The following weekend, Marymount will visit NYU to take on NYU on Friday, the 15thand Emerson and Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday, the 16th.

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