WESTMINSTER, Md. - Junior
Christiana Alapa totaled nine kills and two solo blocks, but the McDaniel College volleyball team fell in straight sets against Swarthmore on Saturday inside the Gill Center, 25-18, 25-12, 25-14.
The Green Terror (8-11, 1-5 CC) were limited by 17 attack errors and a .148 hitting percentage while the Garnet hit .402 with 40 kills and 12 service aces.
First-year
Annika Cortez had five kills and a team-high digs while posting a season-high .556 hitting percentage. Junior
Cassy Poteet finished with 16 assists while junior
Kaylee Comstock added 10 assists and six digs.
McDaniel stayed close early in the first set, but Swarthmore scored seven-straight points to turn a 6-4 edge into a 13-4 lead. Alapa helped the Green Terror respond later with three kills during a four-point stretch that pulled them within 20-13, but the two teams each had five of the final 10 points as Swarthmore posted the seven-point victory.
In the second set, McDaniel tried to climb out of an early deficit after Swarthmore (16-3, 7-0 CC) moved ahead 8-3 and later 13-4 behind three service aces.
A service ace by Comstock put the Green Terror ahead 4-3 to start to the third set, but the Garnet answered with five-straight points to move ahead 9-4. Cortez recorded three kills for McDaniel and sophomore Mariyah Carson added two as the Green Terror looked to respond. However, Swarthmore scored eight of the final 12 points to secure its seven-straight win.
McDaniel travels to Gettysburg on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. match-up against the Bullets.
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