THE FACTS
McDaniel (5-4) 3, Goucher (3-3) 1
What: Non-conference volleyball match
When: Thursday, Sept. 12
Where: Towson, Md.

THE SKINNY STORY
McDaniel hit .256 on the night to help sweep three close sets and top Goucher, 3-0.

THE LEADERS
• Marlowe Embry (San Jose, Calif./J.H. Pitman) led the Green Terror with her second straight double-double, recording 11 kills and 10 digs.  
• Emma Lorenzen (Hagerstown, Md./South Hagerstown) added 11 kills, five digs, three blocks and hit .360 in the match.
• Kendall Hanak (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Cheyenne Mountain) steadied the defense with 16 digs.
• Gayle Edelstein (Livingston, N.J./Livingston) chipped in 35 assists, four kills, six digs and two blocks.

FOR THE FOES
• Emily Sorrells led the Gophers with 12 kills.
• Cat Hartley added 21 digs.

THE REST OF THE STORY
• Two Anna Jezerski (Ellicott City, Md./Howard) aces keyed a 5-0 run that opened up a 7-3 lead in the first set. Goucher rallied to tie the set at 20-all on a Bianca Brown ace before a Makayla Patterson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Rock Canyon) kill, Gopher error and consecutive Marlowe Embry kills made it a 24-20 lead. Patterson and Jezerski capped a 25-22 win with a block.
• Goucher jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the second set but back-to-back Isabel Paci (Ellicott City, Md./River Hill) kills closed the deficit to 4-3. The Gophers extended the lead to 22-17 and held a 24-21 advantage on a Kaya Melchor kill but a service error, Emma Lorenzen kill and Goucher error tied the score. The teams traded points until Lorenzen put an end to it with a kill and ace for a 30-28 win.
• The third set featured eight ties but McDaniel would not lead until kills from Lorenzen and Embry tied the score at 20-all and Alena Villanueva (Gaithersburg, Md./Magruder) recorded an ace for a 21-20 edge. After Emily Sorrells and Lorenzen traded points, Paci knocked down another kill and Embry had her lone ace of the match before a Paci and Lorenzen block capped the 25-21 win.

THE INSIDE STORY
• Isabel Paci added seven kills while Makayla Patterson had six.

NEXT UP
McDaniel returns to action at home against York (Pa.) and Catholic on Saturday. The first match begins at 11 a.m.