La Pluma, Pa. - The Notre Dame of Maryland women's volleyball team returned to the win column this afternoon at the Tri-State Tri-Match, defeating Keystone in a United East match in five sets before the Gators turned around and swept York in straight sets.
Set one against Keystone saw the Giants hold an 18-12 lead before the Gators scored ten-straight points eventually winning set one 25-22.
The Giants won sets two and three 27-25 and 26-24 before the Gators won set four 25-18 and set five 15-10.
Aleah Johnson led all players with 15 kills on a .200 attack percentage. She recorded a double-double with 12 digs.
Kaliyah Brown and
Myla Palmer followed with 14 kills apiece; Palmer hit .200 as well.
Oliviya Rodriguez assisted 36 times, while libero
Izzy Stewart led all players with 24 digs.
Celiana Carabello had nine digs and led the Gators with five aces.
Match two saw the Gators roll past York, winning 25-7, 25-13, and 25-2.
In the match, the Gators out-killed the Cardinals 21-5 and had 27 aces to York's one.
Johnson led the Gators with six kills while Brown and Palmer had five each.
Rodriguez assisted a dozen times, and Carabello recorded a dozen aces, including seven during a 12-0 run in set three, five of which happened consecutively. Carabello's 12 aces are the most in a single match in the conference this season.
The Gators are 9-14 on the season and 2-6 in conference play. They close the regular season next week when they host Penn State Brandywine on Wednesday night.
