Yellow Jackets Top Roanoke for First ODAC Crown

ROANOKE, Va. --- Randolph-Macon College won its first ODAC volleyball title on Saturday afternoon, upholding its billing as the No. 1 seed with a 3-1 victory over seventh seeded Roanoke College.  The Yellow Jackets earn the ODAC's automatic qualifier into the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament.

The Yellow Jackets won game one by the score of 25-23, took game two 25-16, had championship point in game three, but the Maroons rallied to win 26-24.  Down early in the fourth game, Randolph-Macon clawed back into the set and won, 25-18.

Raena Winton, the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, paced R-MC with 15 kills.   Mallory Carter had 10 kills, while Jessica Sears added eight in the victory. Courtney Anderson dished out 26 assists and Sam Block had 14 helpers as well.  Defensively, Carter and Sears each had 22 digs, while choice Jill Kubichan had 21 stops. April Hines had four serving aces and the Jackets won 25 points on her serves during the match. Carter also had three aces.

For Roanoke, Maggie Wagner and Kelsey Largen each collected 19 kills.  Caitlyn Long handed out 45 assists towards the Maroons' 51 winners.  Defensively, Lindsay Wright had 29 digs while Long and Wagner each had 25.  Emily Martin came up with 24 digs to go along with a pair of aces.  Lynsey Ferris and Kylie Lucas had four total blocks each.

Randolph-Macon begins play in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Tournament on Thursday, November 12, in one of eight regional tournaments.  The selection show that announces the at-large selections and team allocation to the regionals is set for Monday, November 8, at 11:00 a.m.  It can be watched live on NCAA.com by clicking the following link: http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=ncaa&media=144155. 

Listed below is the full ODAC Volleyball All-Tournament Team.  For more informaton on ODAC volleyball, visit any of the participating schools' websites, or go to the ODAC's NEW home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.