CHESTER, Pa. - Women's Volleyball improves to .500 in the MAC with a dominant win over Hood College. 

The Pride improve to 12-6 and 1-1 in conference play. 

BY THE NUMBERS 

• Lilyanna Martucci again would lead the team in kills, racking up nine on 11 total attacks. 

• Megan Prior would have a solid day, having a team best 16 assists. 

• As a team, the Pride had 19 aces to the Blazers' 7. 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The Blazers would come out strong in the first set, taking an early 4-6 lead over the Pride. Widener would regain the lead 8-6 thanks to a three-point run highlighted by two Megan Prior aces. The teams would trade two point runs until three Campbell Chronister aces and two assists would spark a 9-1 run as Widener would take a 19-12 lead. The teams again would trade points late into the set, but an Abigail Herrin kill from Prior would give the Pride a 25-17 win. 

• Kaitlyn Guessford would get Widener rolling early with back-to-back aces as the team would take a 7-1 early lead. Hood would get some ground back with a 0-4 run to cut the lead, but a 3-0 Widener run would set the score at 10-5. A strong Blazer run would cut the lead to within two, but a 6-1 Pride run late into the set would see them at match point up 24-16. Again, a Herrin kill from Prior would give Widener the set at 25-17. 

• The two teams were much closer to begin the third set, as the Pride would have a 5-4 lead. Widener would then explode for eight straight points and take a commanding 13-4 lead. The Pride would stay on the hunt, this time going on a 10-0 run thanks to four service aces Lilyanna Martucci as the team would extend their lead to 23-8. Kayla Sicher's kill from Herrin would complete the sweep as the Pride would take a 25-9 win. 

UP NEXT 

The Pride will hit the road as they travel to Gwynedd Valley, Pa to face off against the Griffins of Gwynedd Mercy on Thursday, October 3rd. First serve is at 7pm.