BALTIMORE – The Notre Dame (Md.) volleyball team (3-6) traveled to Westminster, Maryland on Friday evening but left with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-19) defeat to McDaniel College (3-2). The Gators would respond the following day with a 3-0 (25-17, 27-25, 25-21) win over St. Mary's College of Maryland despite a quick turnaround at the Tri-Match hosted by Washington College (Md.). NDMU moves to 3-6 on the season after falling 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-23) against the Shorewomen to end the evening 1-1. 

"Our offense and defense really came together against a strong St. Mary's team," Head Coach Henry DeTitta said. "Cici Bockstie and Paulina provided a strong offense with 19 kills between them and our setters played really well. Natalie had her best match thus far with 19 assists, 11 digs, and 4 kills. Our defense was led by Libero Angel Carino and two outside hitters Jade Stewart and Paulina Hernandez who totaled 47 digs as a group."


OF NOTE - St. Mary's College of Maryland

• Ciarra Bockstie led the Gators with 11 kills in the win. Paulina Hernandez was second with nine followed by Emma Mueller's five kills. 
• Natalie Newton spotted a season-high 19 assists. The second most by any Gator this season. Co-setter Emma Mueller added 14. 
• Gabbi Taganas aggressive play at the net resulted in five blocks for a season-high. 
• Carino led the Gators with 17 digs but teammates Stewart and Hernandez were not far off with 16 and 14 respectively.

OF NOTE -  McDaniel College

• Five different Gators registered at least three kills in the loss.
• Bockstie corralled four kills and four blocks. The freshman has 19 blocks to lead all Gators this season. 
• Mueller added 10 assists. She now has at least 10 setups for kills in six of nine matches. 
• NDMU won the battle at the net 5-3 despite the loss. 

OF NOTE - Washington College (Md.)

• The Gators took the momentum from the St. Mary's match into Washington College. Tied 19-19 in the first, the Shorewomen started to pull away. NDMU dropped the first set 25-22.
• After a one-sided second set, Newton, Mueller, and Bockstie had the Gators fighting to the end before dropping the final set 25-23. 
• Mueller had 15 assists against the Shorewomen making 39 assists from all three matches to stretch her season lead to 103.
• Carino has 121 digs followed by Stewart's 97 and Hernandez's 87 to lead the Gators.

UP NEXT

Notre Dame (Md.) plays host to Penn State York on Thursday, September 23 at 7 pm. The Gators will spend the weekend in Pennsylvania for a Tri-Match against Arcarid University at Noon and Gwynedd Mercy University at 2 pm. Watch on the Gators Network and follow live stats at Notredamegators.com.