Box Score Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg women's volleyball team earned a hard-fought, four-set victory over Randolph-Macon on Tuesday night inside Turner Gym to advance to the semifinal round of the ODAC tournament for the third straight year.

With the victory, the Hornets (25-4) achieved their 13th straight triumph and notched 25 wins on the season for just the fourth time in program history. Lynchburg inched closer to tying the program record for wins in a season of 26 which was reached last season and in 1981.

The Hornets defeated the Yellow Jackets (14-13) by set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-22, 25-21. Lynchburg opened the match with 16 kills in the first set. The Hornets trailed 18-14 before scoring six consecutive points to take a 20-18 advantage. Tori Williamson later delivered Lynchburg's final two kills, and Mia Hinkamper closed the set with a service ace.

Randolph-Macon responded by hitting .357 in the second frame and evening the match with a 25-18 victory. The third set featured 12 ties and five lead changes. Lynchburg broke a 21-21 tie by scoring four of the final five points, including a kill by Avery Hurley and a set-ending service ace from Hinkamper.

The Hornets completed the victory with a 25-21 win in the fourth set. Lynchburg recorded 12 kills during the frame and finished with a .158 hitting percentage. Leah DiNardo led the attack in the final set with four kills on five attempts.

Kate Hardie paced Lynchburg with 13 kills and 21 digs, while Williamson added 10 kills, three digs and one service ace. Ava Meinhardt finished with eight kills, and DiNardo and Cambre Phillips contributed seven apiece.

Kenstin Phelps handed out a team-high 22 assists and added seven digs. Alexis Scipione recorded 18 assists, 10 digs and one ace, while Hinkamper supplied 14 digs, six assists and four of Lynchburg's 10 service aces. Phillips also collected 14 digs and two aces. The Hornets finished the match with 50 kills, 49 assists and 77 digs. Lynchburg held Randolph-Macon to a .150 hitting percentage while securing the victory.

The Hornets are set to travel to top-seeded Bridgewater for an ODAC Semifinal outing on Thursday, November 12 at a to-be-determined time. Last season, the Hornets and Eagles met in the ODAC Semifinals in Turner Gym, which resulted in a narrow five-set victory for Bridgewater.

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