WINCHESTER, Va. (BC Athletics) – Bridgewater College women’s volleyball swept Shenandoah in a three-set victory on the road Wednesday night.

Score: Bridgewater (BCE) 3, Shenandoah (SU) 0
Records: BCE (20-6 Overall, 9-2 Conf.), SU (12-13 Overall, 3-8 Conf.)

How It Happened
• Both teams started off even, trading offensive attacks and searching for the opening surge. The Hornets got off to a 3-0 streak, but the Eagles quickly erased the deficit with a shaky offensive strike by SU. As the first set carried on, each point became more critical to take advantage of to grab the opening set. With the Hornets up 26-25, the Eagles stormed back with a 3-0 consecutive streak to close out the first, 28-26.
• SU would continue to run into offensive mistakes, causing crucial attack errors and allowing the Eagles to outperform on the attacking end. The huge 5-0 streak in the middle of the second set helped maintain a sizable lead for the Eagles. Then, shortly after BCE kept on the gas to go on a 10-0 run to end the second set, 25-10.
• Similarly to how the first two sets played out, BCE would not look back and remained aggressive in the third set. After an early 5-0 run, the Eagles kept a comfortable lead to keep the Hornets at bay throughout the set. As the third set started off with a monster kill by Rachael Meyers, the match ended with a defiant spike by Meyers to give the Eagles a final set score of 25-17.

Match Notes
• Bridgewater stayed on pace to finish the match with a .324 attacking percentage totaling 40 kills and only causing six attack errors, while Shenandoah had a 0.78 attacking percentage including 32 kills and 23 errors.
• Sophomore Reagan Stoop came off a strong week last week taking the Offensive Player of the Week award in the conference and this time out, outdid her success rate on the attacking end with a .567 attacking percentage and a game-high 17 kills without hitting an error.
• Senior Ashley Rutherford continued to have a heavy influence in the offense collecting 34 assists and 13 digs.

Up Next
The Eagles are back in action for their final regular season game on Saturday, Nov. 9 against Randolph in Lynchburg, Va. The start time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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