WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Dickinson volleyball took part in their final tri-match of the season on Saturday afternoon by taking on both Catholic University and New Jersey City University at the DuFour Center on the campus of Catholic University. The Red and White dropped a 3-0 decision to the Cardinals, before righting the ship to blank the Gothic Knights 3-0.
Match One - Cardinals 3, DEVILS 0 (25-16, 25-17, 25-20)
The two sides traded the opening eight points with a kill from
Amelia Kim making it 4-4. Three Cardinal miscues were the only points for the Devils during a 10-3 outburst for the hosts to go ahead 14-7. Three kills for Kim, a solo by
Eliette Whittaker along with a combination block between
Mathilde Verbitsky and Whittaker helped pull DC to within 16-13. Dickinson could only tally three points the remainder of the set as Catholic ended on a 9-3 charge with Olivia Blondin putting down the final kill (25-16).
Dickinson fell behind early in the second 12-4 as
Emma Popham, Kim and Verbitsky accounted for the visitors scores. The Devils then ripped off seven in a row thanks to
Alexa Barowski and
Grace Coccagna to cut the deficit down to 12-11. However, Erin Faughnan, Halie Murphy, Tanya Sichling and Blondin opened the margin out to 22-15. An ace by
Avery Lewis helped to give DC some life at 22-17, but Blondin, Murphy and Sichling scored three straight to cap off the 25-17 win.
Jessica Currie, Kim and Verbitsky gave the Devils a 5-4 edge to kickoff the third. The two sides then traded the ensuing eight points to leave DC still ahead by one (9-8). Kills from Kim, Verbitsky and Whittaker kept the Red and White in front 16-12, but then Blondin, Faughnan, Guerin and Murphy picked up ten straight to storm back ahead 22-16. Dofiles, Kim and Whittaker accounted for four of the next five, but then kills from Blondin and Sichling closed the match out 25-20.
Red Devil Leaders
Kills - Kim (8), Barowski and Verbitsky (4)
Digs - Dofiles (15),
Ann Marie Patterson (14)
Assists - Dofiles (17), Patterson (2)
Cardinal Leaders
Kills - Blondin (17), Murphy (10)
Digs -Â Â Hernandez-Ferraiuoli (17), Blondin (12)
Assists - Sheppard (30), Hernandez-Ferraiuoli (10)
Match Two - DEVILS 3, Gothic Knights 0 (25-10, 25-10, 25-18)
Currie, Dofiles and Whittaker got DC off to a great start as they took an early 9-2 lead. After New Jersey City scored two in a row, Barowski, Kim, Lewis and Verbitsky then ran off 11 consecutive points to claim a 20-4 advantage. Three Ashley Jimenez scores helped the Gothic Knights chip away a little bit to 23-10, but a kill each from Currie and Whittaker wrapped up the set 25-10.Â
Seven of the first ten points belonged to the Devils with points coming from Currie, Dofiles, Verbitsky and Whittaker. After the teams traded the next four points,
Cassidy Davis tallied six aces and Kim and Verbitsky each added a kill during an 11-1 romp making it 20-6. Three scores by Kim along with a solo kill from both Verbitsky and Whittaker ended the second at 25-10.
New Jersey City seemed determined not to be shutout as they jumped out to a 6-3 lead in the third. Then, the Devils regained control of things as
Dessie Anne Nietert, Barowski, Dofiles, Kim and Verbitsky organized a 10-1 run for a 13-7 advantage. Three of the ensuing five points went the way of the Knights, before Kim helped Dickinson take four of the next five (19-11). Kiki Lugo and Olivia Sanchez chipped away at the deficit making it 20-16, before Barowski, Davis and Verbitsky were too much for New Jersey City in the end claiming the 25-18 win.
Red Devil Leaders
Kills -Â Â Kim (9), Verbitsky (8), Barowski and Currie (5)
Digs - Dofiles and Patterson (11), Kim (8), Davis (7)
Assists - Dofiles (26)
Gothic Knight Leaders
Kills - Jimenez (6), Gonzalez (5)
Digs - Everett (9), Lugo (5)
Assists - Nguyendon (14)
Next on the Court
Dickinson (5-10, 0-3 Centennial) returns to Centennial Conference action on Wednesday night at 7pm when they head to Westminster, Maryland for a matchup against McDaniel College.
