BALTIMORE - The Widener University women's volleyball team swept a tri-match against Goucher College and St. Mary's College of Maryland on Saturday afternoon. The Pride took all three sets against Goucher, 25-21, 27-25, 25-21, while they rallied from two sets down to beat St. Mary's, 17-25, 16-25, 25-12, 15-12.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST GOUCHER
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Madeline Dutterer totaled a team-high 17 digs for the Pride.
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Megan Barthol led the Blue and Gold with 13 assists. Sydney Nichols also had double figures in assists with 10.
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After winning the first set, 25-21, the Pride pulled out the close victory in the second set after scoring on a pair of hits from Barthol that led to attack errors on Goucher.
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Leading, 11-8, in the second set, Widener put together another major run, going on a 14-3 spurt to come away with the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST ST. MARY'S
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Alnisha Saintilus and Venit led the Pride with 10 kills apiece. Barthol added seven kills on 10 attempts in the victory.
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Dutterer totaled a match-high 25 digs for the Pride.
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Barthol handed out a team-best 17 assists. Nichols added 10 as well for the Blue and Gold.
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After dropping the first two sets, the Pride raced out to a 9-0 lead in the third set and never looked back. In the third set, the Pride posted 17 of their 54 kills in the match.
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In the fourth set, the Pride broke a 5-all tie by going on a 20-7 run to take the win.
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In the fifth and final set, the Pride clung to a 13-12 lead before scoring the final two points on a Barthol kill and a Nichols hit that led to an attack error.
UP NEXT
Widener heads back to Chester to host its home opener on Wednesday night against Gwynedd Mercy University. Match starts at 7 p.m.
