HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Heidelberg wrapped up a close first set en route to a 3-0 win over McDaniel in the first round of the NCAA Div. III volleyball tournament hosted by Juniata on Friday.

Kloe Martin (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) led the Green Terror (21-8) with 15 kills to finish her career with 1,258 kills, which ranks seventh all-time in program history.

Jamie Kluding recorded 16 kills to pace the Student Princes (27-6) into the second round of the NCAA tournament and they will face the winner of the match between Wittenberg and Bluffton on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Three kills from Kluding keyed a 9-4 start to the first set for Heidelberg, forcing a McDaniel timeout.

A Martin kill and Taylor Bauman (Charlottesville, Va./Albemarle) ace closed the deficit to 9-6 out of the stoppage.

A Madeline Rose (Soddy Daisy, Tenn./Baylor School) ace evened the score at 12-all. Kills from Martin and Lexi Corral (Tucson, Ariz./Gaithersburg [Md.]) gave the Green Terror its first lead 14-13 and forced a Student Princes timeout.

Heidelberg countered with six of the next seven points, however, to open up a 19-15 lead.

Corral was part of a block with Caroline Savin (Shrewsbury, Pa./Susquehannock) and then knocked down a kill to close the margin to 23-22.

A Kluding kill wrapped up a 25-23 first-set win for Heidelberg.

The Student Princes jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the first set before a Martin kill keyed a 4-0 run for the Green Terror to take a 7-6 advantage.

After the teams traded points, Janesa Scott knocked down a kill to start a 7-1 run that turned an 11-10 edge into an 18-11 lead en route to a 25-15 win in the second set.

In the third set, Heidelberg raced out to a 13-5 lead en route to securing the victory, 25-12.

Corral added five kills and two total blocks. Maddie Moyer (Brookeville, Md./Sherwood) steadied the defense with seven digs.

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