Washington, D.C. - The Lynchburg women's volleyball team got the Worthington Classic underway winning their first match vs. Catholic 3-0 and falling to Gallaudet 0-3.
In their first affair of the day, Lynchburg came in fresh off of back-to-back sweeps, playing their best brand of volleyball of the season. The Hornets carried that momentum into the first set with an overpowering 25-13 win.
While Catholic would continue to make each set tighter, Lynchburg's offense was seemingly too much for the Cardinals to hande. Once again, Lynchburg finished with a dominant .336 attacking percentage, led by
Leah DiNardo who finished with nine kills on 10 attempts.
The Hornets went on to claim the second and third frames, 25-16 and 25-19. This was now Lynchburg's third consecutive match with a sweep against their opponent.
However, in the second set, that momentum from the past three matches came to a halt. In the first set, tied at 18, Gallaudet proceeded to go on a 7-3 run to claim the first frame.
In the next two sets, Gallaudet put their foot on the gas, and began to roll. The Hornets would only lead for one set over the course of the next two sets, and Gallaudet would go on to win 25-17 and 25-10.
The Hornets will be back in action on day two of the Worthington Classic with matches against Bethel and Marymount.
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