SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Junior Allyson Burgee had a .571 hitting percentage as the McDaniel College volleyball team fell at Swarthmore Saturday at Tarble Pavilion in its Centennial Conference opener, 25-20, 25-11, 25-20.

The Green Terror (9-4, 0-1 CC) fell for just the fourth time in 13 matches this season as they opened conference play on the road against the Garnet for the second-straight season.

Burgee had four kills and did not commit an error in seven attempts. Senior Nia Roberts also added four kills while sophomore Kenzie Mitchell had six.

Swarthmore (8-2, 2-0 CC) totaled 15 service aces and nine total blocks as it limited McDaniel to a .081 hitting percentage.

The Garnet jumped out to an 8-1 lead in the first set before the Green Terror scored seven consecutive points, including six on the serve of sophomore Samantha Fadel. She totaled two of her three service aces during the run.

Swarthmore responded with a 9-2 run to go back in front by seven before extending it to nine, 21-12. Led by two aces from freshman Hannah Waters and a kill from freshman Abigayle Bowley, McDaniel pulled to within three, 23-20. However, back-to-back errors by the Green Terror allowed the Garnet to escape with the five-point victory.

The second set was back-and-forth to start before Swarthmore scored 24 of the final 33 points to cruise to a 14-point win. Despite totaling nine kills and hitting .250, McDaniel didn't get many opportunities as the Garnet totaled 13 kills and hit .379, taking a 12-6 advantage before extending it to 20-10 and scoring four of their final six points on two Green Terror errors and two service aces.

Despite a close battle, the third set was never tied and Swarthmore never trailed after jumping out to a 3-0 lead. The Garnet led 15-6 and 17-9 before McDaniel pulled within four at 18-14 on a kill by Mitchell and four Swathmore errors.

Kills by Roberts and Mitchell and another Garnet error saw the Green Terror cut their deficit to two, 21-19, but the home team scored four of the final five points, including two on kills by Trisha Razdan.

Junior Kathy Taveras had 11 digs for McDaniel while Waters added nine along with nine assists.

The Green Terror return home for the first time since Sept. 19 when they host a Centennial Conference contest with Washington College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.