LYNCHBURG, Va. – Aricquel Payne had a match-high 15 kills on .323 hitting, plus 14 digs and three blocks to help Lynchburg College to a 3-2 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) volleyball win over Guilford College Wednesday night. Elena Kritter added 14 putaways, 12 digs and two service aces for the Hornets (14-6), who improved to 6-1 in ODAC play.
Kritter had six kills in as many attempts as Lynchburg hit .481 with 17 kills in a 25-14 first-set win. The Hornets looks like they were in for a short night after a 25-17 victory in the second set, but the Quakers got five of Laura Kopald’s seven kills in the third set and stayed alive with a 25-16 triumph.
Guilford (7-13, 3-4 ODAC) trailed 17-9 in the fourth set, but roared back to win 16 of the next 22 points and force a fifth set with a 25-23 triumph. The Quakers’ comeback stalled in the fifth set, however as Guilford hit .048 with four errors in 21 attempts.
Moriah Sedlak added nine kills and Rebecca Loftis had eight for Lynchburg, which hit .205 as a team. Rachel Turk had 54 assists and eight digs, while Molly Deacon had 16 digs and a .972 serve receive percentage.
Senior Emma Gunn led Guilford with 13 kills on a match-high .458 hitting with two blocks. Malikah French chipped in with nine kills and four blocks. Mary Moody and Brittany DeCesare both had eight putaways. Taylor Whitley paced the Quakers with 34 assists and senior Taylor Phillips made a team-high 19 digs.
Guilford hosts Bridgewater College and Meredith College Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Short Box Score (Match)
2011 Guilford College Volleyball
Guilford vs Lynchburg (Oct 12, 2011 at Lynchburg, VA)
Lynchburg def. Guilford 25-14,25-17,16-25,23-25,15-10
Guilford (7-13, 3-4 ODAC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Emma Gunn 13-0-2; Malikah French 9-1-4; Mary Moody 8-2-1; Brittany DeCesare 8-0-0; Laura Kopald 7-0-3; Taylor Whitley 1-1-1; Taylor Phillips 1-0-0; Totals 47-4-6.0.
(Assists) – Taylor Whitley 34. (Dig leaders) – Taylor Phillips 19; Meredith Foscue 8
Lynchburg (14-6, 6-1 ODAC)
(Kills-aces-blocks) – Aricquel Payne 15-0-3; Elena Kritter 14-2-2; Rachel Huffman 10-1-4; Moriah Sedlak 9-0-3; Rebecca Loftis 8-0-1; Rachel Turk 3-0-0; Mallory Stewart 3-0-1; Brittany Crawford 0-2-0; Molly Deacon 0-1-0; Totals 62-6-7.0.
(Assists) – Rachel Turk 54. (Dig leaders) – Molly Deacon 16; Aricquel Payne 14; Elena Kritter 12; Brittany Crawford 9; Rachel Turk 8
Site: Lynchburg, VA (Turner Gym)
Date: Oct 12, 2011
Attend: 88
Time: 2:33
Referees:
Old Dominion Athletic Conference match