BALTIMORE – The Notre Dame (Md.) volleyball team (2-4) downed Hood College (1-4) in a clean sweep on Tuesday evening 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23) to secure its second straight win. The Gators and Blazers traded blows after two sets but it was NDMU up 2-0 heading into the third set. On a perfect setup from Natalie Newton tied 23 all in the third, freshman Emma Mueller delivered a kill to put Notre Dame up 24-23. With all eyes on her, Junior Stephanie Morgan spiked home a service ace to bring the win home for the Gators.

"Our team showed a lot of growth tonight," Head Coach Henry DeTitta said. "They fought hard against a good team with some strong hitters. Hood really made us work for each game but the girls pulled together and worked well as a team. They fought through some high-pressure situations in close games. Really proud of them tonight."

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Freshman Ciarra Bockstie had herself a day, sporting seven kills in addition to a block.

• Mueller tied teammate Bockstie with seven kills of her own. Jade Stewart was right behind the two with six.

• Stewart and Mueller connected for the winner in set two with Mueller producing seven assists on the evening.

• Newton led the Gators with 10 assists.

• Stewart, Angel Carino, and Paulina Hernandez were consistent in the backend combining for 51 digs.  

 

OF NOTE

• Seven different Gators registered a kill in the win.

• The Gators held the advantage with four blocks to one from the Blazers.

• Newton and Stewart each had two service aces.

• Mueller has 64 assists after six games to lead Notre Dame (Md.).

 

UP NEXT

Notre Dame (Md.) will hit the road on Friday, September 17 at 7 pm for a showdown with McDaniel College before heading to Chestertown, Maryland on Saturday for a Tri-Meet against St. Mary's College of Maryland and Washington College (Md.). Live stats and live-stream will be available at Notredamegators.com.